Transferred to US Marine Corps as 142434 in 1955.

Built for British European Airways as G-AIVT but not delivered, to Iraqi Airways in January 1948 and damaged beyond repair in a wheels up landing close to Baghdad Airport in June 1949.

'Men load bags of crop dust onto an airplane for the US Department of Agriculture. In 1952 many farmers lost most of their alfalfa crops due to weevil.' Interesting photo, taken by a local photographer, of an early C-47 (no suffix), 41-38697, converted to top-loading crop duster. The first in a fleet of aircraft assigned a BEPQ (Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine) number. Photo by: Leo Thorne / Uintah County Regional History Center

"Glarus" served Swissair from January 1949 until sale to Mohawk Als as N1017C in May 1957. It is landing on Ringway's Runway 06 inbound from Zurich on the evening schedule. It wears the second Swissair scheme with white top and added cheatlines.

"Pieter de Hoogh" served KLM from December 1948 until December 1953. It is arriving at Ringway on KL151 from Schiphol and will carry on to Dublin before returning. Sold to Swissair as HB-IRZ and later Mohawk as N1014C. Broken up in 1975.

Meteor F.8 of 43 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars, Fife, visiting Ringway in summer 1953 wearing its individual code letter 'E' on the fin.