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Aircraft Photo of LV633 | Avro 685 York C1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #418920
Registration / Serial:LV633
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Version:Avro 685 York C1
C/n (msn):[ LV633 ]
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Whenuapai (NZWP)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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The famous Ascalon although its time as Winston Churchill's personal aircraft were long behind it in 1950. Other aircraft have been painted to represent LV633 but the genuine aircraft was scrapped in the 1950s. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:LV633
Aircraft Version:Avro 685 York C1
C/n (msn):[ LV633 ]
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Whenuapai (NZWP)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of LV633 | Avro 685 York C1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #418920
Registration / Serial:LV633
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 685 York
Aircraft Version:Avro 685 York C1
C/n (msn):[ LV633 ]
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Whenuapai (NZWP)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:418920Submit Correction
View count: 351
The famous Ascalon although its time as Winston Churchill's personal aircraft were long behind it in 1950. Other aircraft have been painted to represent LV633 but the genuine aircraft was scrapped in the 1950s. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:LV633
Aircraft Version:Avro 685 York C1
C/n (msn):[ LV633 ]
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Whenuapai (NZWP)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of NZ1752 | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 | New Zealand - Air Force | AirHistory.net #415295
Registration / Serial:NZ1752
Aircraft Original Type:Miles M.57 Aerovan
Aircraft Generic Type:Miles M.57 Aerovan
Aircraft Version:Miles M.57 Aerovan 4
C/n (msn):6427
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:415295Submit Correction
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NZ1752 used for survey work. Sold in 1951 and registered ZK-AWW. Written off in a forced landing in 1954. The fuselage later used for the purpose for which it seemed ideal - a caravan. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:NZ1752
Aircraft Version:Miles M.57 Aerovan 4
C/n (msn):6427
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of NZ1752 | Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 | New Zealand - Air Force | AirHistory.net #415295
Registration / Serial:NZ1752
Aircraft Original Type:Miles M.57 Aerovan
Aircraft Generic Type:Miles M.57 Aerovan
Aircraft Version:Miles M.57 Aerovan 4
C/n (msn):6427
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:415295Submit Correction
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NZ1752 used for survey work. Sold in 1951 and registered ZK-AWW. Written off in a forced landing in 1954. The fuselage later used for the purpose for which it seemed ideal - a caravan. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:NZ1752
Aircraft Version:Miles M.57 Aerovan 4
C/n (msn):6427
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Wigram (NZWG) (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of A65-74 | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #411236
Registration / Serial:A65-74
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):32680/15932
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:86 Transport Wing
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:411236Submit Correction
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Written off on December 8, 1950 in a ground collision with a USAF F-51 at Suwon, South Korea during the Korean War. Photo from State Library Victoria
Registration / Serial:A65-74
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):32680/15932
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of A65-74 | Douglas C-47B Skytrain | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #411236
Registration / Serial:A65-74
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):32680/15932
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:86 Transport Wing
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:411236Submit Correction
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Written off on December 8, 1950 in a ground collision with a USAF F-51 at Suwon, South Korea during the Korean War. Photo from State Library Victoria
Registration / Serial:A65-74
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47B Skytrain
C/n (msn):32680/15932
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of N6232C | American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private | American Helicopter Co | AirHistory.net #398913
Registration / Serial:N6232C
Aircraft Original Type:American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private
Aircraft Generic Type:American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private
Aircraft Version:American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:American Helicopter Co
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:398913Submit Correction
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Al Bayer in the XA-6 helicopter. A compressor fed air to pulse-jet engines mounted on the rotor tips. A further development was the XA-8 Jet Jeep, military designation XH-26. The American Helicopter Company was based in Manhattan Beach, California. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the interesting online book Flying Without Instruction about his father's work.
Registration / Serial:N6232C
Aircraft Version:American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:American Helicopter Co
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of N6232C | American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private | American Helicopter Co | AirHistory.net #398913
Registration / Serial:N6232C
Aircraft Original Type:American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private
Aircraft Generic Type:American Helicopter A-6 Buck Private
Aircraft Version:American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:American Helicopter Co
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:398913Submit Correction
View count: 663
Al Bayer in the XA-6 helicopter. A compressor fed air to pulse-jet engines mounted on the rotor tips. A further development was the XA-8 Jet Jeep, military designation XH-26. The American Helicopter Company was based in Manhattan Beach, California. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the interesting online book Flying Without Instruction about his father's work.
Registration / Serial:N6232C
Aircraft Version:American Helicopter XA-6 Buck Private
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:American Helicopter Co
Location:Not known
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of ZS-AUB | Douglas DC-4-1009 | South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens | AirHistory.net #398413
Registration / Serial:ZS-AUB
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42984
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:Outeniqua
City / Airport:Cape Town - Wingfield (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:398413Submit Correction
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Outeniqua seen over Cape Town's former airport at Wingfield, northwest of the current aiport at Matroosfontein.
Registration / Serial:ZS-AUB
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42984
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
City / Airport:Cape Town - Wingfield (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Aircraft Photo of ZS-AUB | Douglas DC-4-1009 | South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens | AirHistory.net #398413
Registration / Serial:ZS-AUB
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42984
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
Aircraft Name:Outeniqua
City / Airport:Cape Town - Wingfield (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:398413Submit Correction
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Outeniqua seen over Cape Town's former airport at Wingfield, northwest of the current aiport at Matroosfontein.
Registration / Serial:ZS-AUB
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42984
Operator Titles:South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens
City / Airport:Cape Town - Wingfield (closed)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Aircraft Photo of 46-217 / 6217 | Bell YH-12B | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #382567
Registration / Serial:46-217
Alternate Serial:6217
Aircraft Original Type:Bell H-12
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell H-12
Aircraft Version:Bell YH-12B
C/n (msn):4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Niagara Falls Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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New York National Guard troops pictured with the first YH-12B. The pilot is Bell chief pilot Floyd Carlson. The YH-12Bs re-used serial numbers of cancelled YR-12s and it seems they were not delivered until 1950. Photo published in Popular Science of December 1950. This very airframe went to Italy for Agusta's AB.102 development and its remains are in the Volandia museum. Photo from: Bell / Niagara Aerospace Museum
Registration / Serial:46-217
Alternate Serial:6217
Aircraft Version:Bell YH-12B
C/n (msn):4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Niagara Falls Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of 46-217 / 6217 | Bell YH-12B | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #382567
Registration / Serial:46-217
Alternate Serial:6217
Aircraft Original Type:Bell H-12
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell H-12
Aircraft Version:Bell YH-12B
C/n (msn):4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Niagara Falls Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:382567Submit Correction
View count: 329
New York National Guard troops pictured with the first YH-12B. The pilot is Bell chief pilot Floyd Carlson. The YH-12Bs re-used serial numbers of cancelled YR-12s and it seems they were not delivered until 1950. Photo published in Popular Science of December 1950. This very airframe went to Italy for Agusta's AB.102 development and its remains are in the Volandia museum. Photo from: Bell / Niagara Aerospace Museum
Registration / Serial:46-217
Alternate Serial:6217
Aircraft Version:Bell YH-12B
C/n (msn):4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Area:Niagara Falls Area [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of VP-YEY | Vickers 616 Viking 1B | Central African Airways - CAA | AirHistory.net #318067
Registration / Serial:VP-YEY
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Version:Vickers 616 Viking 1B
C/n (msn):168
Operator Titles:Central African Airways - CAA
Aircraft Name:RMA Shangani
City / Airport:Harare - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International / Manyame (FVHA / HRE)Map
Country:Zimbabwe
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:318067Submit Correction
View count: 219
Showing the name of Royal Mail Aircraft Shangani and both the Civil Air Ensign and CAA flag are flying. RMA Shangani was lost in an accident 29 March 1953 in what was then Tanganyika, now Tanzania.
Registration / Serial:VP-YEY
Aircraft Version:Vickers 616 Viking 1B
C/n (msn):168
Operator Titles:Central African Airways - CAA
City / Airport:Harare - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International / Manyame (FVHA / HRE)Map
Country:Zimbabwe
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Aircraft Photo of VP-YEY | Vickers 616 Viking 1B | Central African Airways - CAA | AirHistory.net #318067
Registration / Serial:VP-YEY
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Version:Vickers 616 Viking 1B
C/n (msn):168
Operator Titles:Central African Airways - CAA
Aircraft Name:RMA Shangani
City / Airport:Harare - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International / Manyame (FVHA / HRE)Map
Country:Zimbabwe
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:318067Submit Correction
View count: 219
Showing the name of Royal Mail Aircraft Shangani and both the Civil Air Ensign and CAA flag are flying. RMA Shangani was lost in an accident 29 March 1953 in what was then Tanganyika, now Tanzania.
Registration / Serial:VP-YEY
Aircraft Version:Vickers 616 Viking 1B
C/n (msn):168
Operator Titles:Central African Airways - CAA
City / Airport:Harare - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International / Manyame (FVHA / HRE)Map
Country:Zimbabwe
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Aircraft Photo of KN841 | Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #314074
Registration / Serial:KN841
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-49
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-49/VS-316B/R-6 Hoverfly II
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
Licence-built by:Nash-Kelvinator
C/n (msn):[ 43-45424 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:314074Submit Correction
View count: 600
'One of the more amusing performances of the RAF Display [at Farnborough in 1950] was that of the Sikorsky R-6 Hoverfly 2s (KN841, KN842, KN846 and KN862) of the AFEE, Beaulieu, which were transformed into 'elephants' with the addition of pink trunks and waggling ears.' Three of them performed each day to the directions of the 'Circus Ringmaster', Flt Sgt J D Hayhow. AFEE was the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment. 27 R-6As went to the RAF and FAA. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:KN841
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
C/n (msn):[ 43-45424 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of KN841 | Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #314074
Registration / Serial:KN841
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-49
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-49/VS-316B/R-6 Hoverfly II
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
Licence-built by:Nash-Kelvinator
C/n (msn):[ 43-45424 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:314074Submit Correction
View count: 600
'One of the more amusing performances of the RAF Display [at Farnborough in 1950] was that of the Sikorsky R-6 Hoverfly 2s (KN841, KN842, KN846 and KN862) of the AFEE, Beaulieu, which were transformed into 'elephants' with the addition of pink trunks and waggling ears.' Three of them performed each day to the directions of the 'Circus Ringmaster', Flt Sgt J D Hayhow. AFEE was the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment. 27 R-6As went to the RAF and FAA. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:KN841
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
C/n (msn):[ 43-45424 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of F-BAZL | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Air France | AirHistory.net #299572
Registration / Serial:F-BAZL
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-749A Constellation
C/n (msn):749-2538
Operator Titles:Air France
City / Airport:New York - John F Kennedy International (KJFK / JFK)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:299572Submit Correction
View count: 2150
A Constellation is only a small plane in a modern airport environment. At Idlewild, the Port of New York Authority claimed to have built 'the world's first roadway underpass to permit the simultaneous movement of aircraft and surface vehicles'. Photo from: Queens Public Library
Registration / Serial:F-BAZL
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-749A Constellation
C/n (msn):749-2538
Operator Titles:Air France
City / Airport:New York - John F Kennedy International (KJFK / JFK)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of F-BAZL | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Air France | AirHistory.net #299572
Registration / Serial:F-BAZL
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-749A Constellation
C/n (msn):749-2538
Operator Titles:Air France
City / Airport:New York - John F Kennedy International (KJFK / JFK)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:299572Submit Correction
View count: 2150
A Constellation is only a small plane in a modern airport environment. At Idlewild, the Port of New York Authority claimed to have built 'the world's first roadway underpass to permit the simultaneous movement of aircraft and surface vehicles'. Photo from: Queens Public Library
Registration / Serial:F-BAZL
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-749A Constellation
C/n (msn):749-2538
Operator Titles:Air France
City / Airport:New York - John F Kennedy International (KJFK / JFK)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of VH-ANC | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Australian National Airways - ANA | AirHistory.net #267144
Registration / Serial:VH-ANC
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42949
Operator Titles:Australian National Airways - ANA
Aircraft Name:Warana
City / Airport:Melbourne - Essendon (YMEN / MEB)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:267144Submit Correction
View count: 309
Sold in Belgium as OO-SBV in 1958.
Registration / Serial:VH-ANC
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42949
Operator Titles:Australian National Airways - ANA
City / Airport:Melbourne - Essendon (YMEN / MEB)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of VH-ANC | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Australian National Airways - ANA | AirHistory.net #267144
Registration / Serial:VH-ANC
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42949
Operator Titles:Australian National Airways - ANA
Aircraft Name:Warana
City / Airport:Melbourne - Essendon (YMEN / MEB)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:267144Submit Correction
View count: 309
Sold in Belgium as OO-SBV in 1958.
Registration / Serial:VH-ANC
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-4-1009
C/n (msn):42949
Operator Titles:Australian National Airways - ANA
City / Airport:Melbourne - Essendon (YMEN / MEB)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of PP-PDB | Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A | Panair do Brasil | AirHistory.net #236960
Registration / Serial:PP-PDB
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A
C/n (msn):22021
Operator Titles:Panair do Brasil
City / Airport:Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont (SBRJ / SDU)Map
Country:Brazil
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:236960Submit Correction
View count: 884
Sank after hitting a submerged object at Parintins on April 18, 1956. Panair do Brasil image. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:PP-PDB
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A
C/n (msn):22021
Operator Titles:Panair do Brasil
City / Airport:Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont (SBRJ / SDU)Map
Country:Brazil
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of PP-PDB | Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A | Panair do Brasil | AirHistory.net #236960
Registration / Serial:PP-PDB
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A
C/n (msn):22021
Operator Titles:Panair do Brasil
City / Airport:Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont (SBRJ / SDU)Map
Country:Brazil
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:236960Submit Correction
View count: 884
Sank after hitting a submerged object at Parintins on April 18, 1956. Panair do Brasil image. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:PP-PDB
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PB2B-1 Canso A
C/n (msn):22021
Operator Titles:Panair do Brasil
City / Airport:Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont (SBRJ / SDU)Map
Country:Brazil
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of 50-735 / 0735 | Beech YT-34 Mentor (45) | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #236957
Registration / Serial:50-735
Alternate Serial:0735
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 45 Mentor/Turbo Mentor (T-34)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 45 Mentor/Turbo Mentor (T-34)
Aircraft Version:Beech YT-34 Mentor (45)
C/n (msn):G-4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:236957Submit Correction
View count: 271
Beech Aircraft image. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:50-735
Alternate Serial:0735
Aircraft Version:Beech YT-34 Mentor (45)
C/n (msn):G-4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of 50-735 / 0735 | Beech YT-34 Mentor (45) | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #236957
Registration / Serial:50-735
Alternate Serial:0735
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 45 Mentor/Turbo Mentor (T-34)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 45 Mentor/Turbo Mentor (T-34)
Aircraft Version:Beech YT-34 Mentor (45)
C/n (msn):G-4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:236957Submit Correction
View count: 271
Beech Aircraft image. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:50-735
Alternate Serial:0735
Aircraft Version:Beech YT-34 Mentor (45)
C/n (msn):G-4
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of N90908 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | American Overseas Airlines | AirHistory.net #229468
Registration / Serial:N90908
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):25228/13783
Operator Titles:American Overseas Airlines
Aircraft Name:Flagship Nairobi
City / Airport:London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:229468Submit Correction
View count: 403
Sold in Brazil as PP-YQJ in 1952. Photo taken by Flight Lieutenant DAS MacKay. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N90908
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):25228/13783
Operator Titles:American Overseas Airlines
City / Airport:London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of N90908 | Douglas C-47A Skytrain | American Overseas Airlines | AirHistory.net #229468
Registration / Serial:N90908
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):25228/13783
Operator Titles:American Overseas Airlines
Aircraft Name:Flagship Nairobi
City / Airport:London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:229468Submit Correction
View count: 403
Sold in Brazil as PP-YQJ in 1952. Photo taken by Flight Lieutenant DAS MacKay. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N90908
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-47A Skytrain
C/n (msn):25228/13783
Operator Titles:American Overseas Airlines
City / Airport:London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of N16019 | Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3 | Capital Airlines | AirHistory.net #212635
Registration / Serial:N16019
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3
C/n (msn):43191
Operator Titles:Capital Airlines
City / Airport:Santa Monica - Municipal (KSMO / SMO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:212635Submit Correction
View count: 754
Reregistered N540S in 1958. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N16019
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3
C/n (msn):43191
Operator Titles:Capital Airlines
City / Airport:Santa Monica - Municipal (KSMO / SMO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of N16019 | Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3 | Capital Airlines | AirHistory.net #212635
Registration / Serial:N16019
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3
C/n (msn):43191
Operator Titles:Capital Airlines
City / Airport:Santa Monica - Municipal (KSMO / SMO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:212635Submit Correction
View count: 754
Reregistered N540S in 1958. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:N16019
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3S Super DC-3
C/n (msn):43191
Operator Titles:Capital Airlines
City / Airport:Santa Monica - Municipal (KSMO / SMO)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of VR567 | Avro 701 Athena T2 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #211928
Registration / Serial:VR567
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 701 Athena
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 701 Athena
Aircraft Version:Avro 701 Athena T2
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:211928Submit Correction
View count: 443
Withdrawn from use 1953. Avro photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:VR567
Aircraft Version:Avro 701 Athena T2
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of VR567 | Avro 701 Athena T2 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #211928
Registration / Serial:VR567
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 701 Athena
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 701 Athena
Aircraft Version:Avro 701 Athena T2
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Photo ID:211928Submit Correction
View count: 443
Withdrawn from use 1953. Avro photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:VR567
Aircraft Version:Avro 701 Athena T2
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHSContact
Aircraft Photo of VH-BDU | Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G | Butler Air Transport | AirHistory.net #205552
Registration / Serial:VH-BDU
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G
C/n (msn):12041
Operator Titles:Butler Air Transport
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Peter GatesContact
Photo ID:205552Submit Correction
View count: 480
A memory of bygone days.
Registration / Serial:VH-BDU
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G
C/n (msn):12041
Operator Titles:Butler Air Transport
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Peter GatesContact
Aircraft Photo of VH-BDU | Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G | Butler Air Transport | AirHistory.net #205552
Registration / Serial:VH-BDU
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G
C/n (msn):12041
Operator Titles:Butler Air Transport
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Peter GatesContact
Photo ID:205552Submit Correction
View count: 480
A memory of bygone days.
Registration / Serial:VH-BDU
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G
C/n (msn):12041
Operator Titles:Butler Air Transport
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Peter GatesContact
Aircraft Photo of VH-BKQ | Short S-25 Sandringham 3 | Trans Oceanic Airways | AirHistory.net #189407
Registration / Serial:VH-BKQ
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sandringham 3
C/n (msn):SB.3553
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Pacific Star
City / Seaplane Base:Brisbane - Hamilton Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:189407Submit Correction
View count: 402
Ex RAAF aircraft that was declared unserviceable after being damaged by hail in 1946 while stored at RAAF Rathmines. Purchased by Bryan Monkton and converted to BOAC Hythe standard with 36 seats. Registered to Trans Oceanic Airways and used on inaugurate flights from Sydney to Grafton, Hobart and eventually Port Moresby. Lost a propeller and reduction gear near Sydney on April 16, 1951. Repairs abandoned after corrosion found in wing spar. Scrapped. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-BKQ
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sandringham 3
C/n (msn):SB.3553
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Brisbane - Hamilton Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of VH-BKQ | Short S-25 Sandringham 3 | Trans Oceanic Airways | AirHistory.net #189407
Registration / Serial:VH-BKQ
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sandringham 3
C/n (msn):SB.3553
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
Aircraft Name:Pacific Star
City / Seaplane Base:Brisbane - Hamilton Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:189407Submit Correction
View count: 402
Ex RAAF aircraft that was declared unserviceable after being damaged by hail in 1946 while stored at RAAF Rathmines. Purchased by Bryan Monkton and converted to BOAC Hythe standard with 36 seats. Registered to Trans Oceanic Airways and used on inaugurate flights from Sydney to Grafton, Hobart and eventually Port Moresby. Lost a propeller and reduction gear near Sydney on April 16, 1951. Repairs abandoned after corrosion found in wing spar. Scrapped. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-BKQ
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sandringham 3
C/n (msn):SB.3553
Operator Titles:Trans Oceanic Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Brisbane - Hamilton Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of VX371 | Fairey Firefly FR5 | Australia - Navy | AirHistory.net #188938
Registration / Serial:VX371
Military Code:K-206
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Firefly
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Firefly
Aircraft Version:Fairey Firefly FR5
C/n (msn):F.8403
Operator Titles:Australia - Navy
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:188938Submit Correction
View count: 892
Crashed on February 16, 1951 while attempting to land on the HMAS Sydney.
Registration / Serial:VX371
Aircraft Version:Fairey Firefly FR5
C/n (msn):F.8403
Operator Titles:Australia - Navy
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of VX371 | Fairey Firefly FR5 | Australia - Navy | AirHistory.net #188938
Registration / Serial:VX371
Military Code:K-206
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Firefly
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Firefly
Aircraft Version:Fairey Firefly FR5
C/n (msn):F.8403
Operator Titles:Australia - Navy
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:188938Submit Correction
View count: 892
Crashed on February 16, 1951 while attempting to land on the HMAS Sydney.
Registration / Serial:VX371
Aircraft Version:Fairey Firefly FR5
C/n (msn):F.8403
Operator Titles:Australia - Navy
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of VH-EAZ | Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett | AirHistory.net #185519
Registration / Serial:VH-EAZ
Aircraft Original Type:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
Aircraft Generic Type:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
Aircraft Version:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
C/n (msn):317
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Ed Coates / CAHS
Photo ID:185519Submit Correction
View count: 159
Reregistered VH-AIQ in May 1951. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:VH-EAZ
Aircraft Version:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
C/n (msn):317
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Ed Coates / CAHS
Aircraft Photo of VH-EAZ | Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett | AirHistory.net #185519
Registration / Serial:VH-EAZ
Aircraft Original Type:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
Aircraft Generic Type:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
Aircraft Version:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
C/n (msn):317
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Ed Coates / CAHS
Photo ID:185519Submit Correction
View count: 159
Reregistered VH-AIQ in May 1951. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia
Registration / Serial:VH-EAZ
Aircraft Version:Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett
C/n (msn):317
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo by:Ed Coates / CAHS
Aircraft Photo of VH-DHA | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1 | Department of Civil Aviation | AirHistory.net #144910
Registration / Serial:VH-DHA
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1
C/n (msn):5001
Operator Titles:(Department of Civil Aviation)
City / Airport:Brisbane - International (YBBN / BNE)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:144910Submit Correction
View count: 509
The prototype Drover. Seen here after the installation of an ADF housing over the cockpit similar to that fitted to Doves. -DHA was lost when it ditched 100 miles from Wewak, Papua New Guinea after a propeller sheared off. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-DHA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1
C/n (msn):5001
Operator Titles:(Department of Civil Aviation)
City / Airport:Brisbane - International (YBBN / BNE)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of VH-DHA | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1 | Department of Civil Aviation | AirHistory.net #144910
Registration / Serial:VH-DHA
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1
C/n (msn):5001
Operator Titles:(Department of Civil Aviation)
City / Airport:Brisbane - International (YBBN / BNE)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:144910Submit Correction
View count: 509
The prototype Drover. Seen here after the installation of an ADF housing over the cockpit similar to that fitted to Doves. -DHA was lost when it ditched 100 miles from Wewak, Papua New Guinea after a propeller sheared off. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-DHA
Aircraft Version:De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1
C/n (msn):5001
Operator Titles:(Department of Civil Aviation)
City / Airport:Brisbane - International (YBBN / BNE)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive