Reregistered VH-SBK in April 1961. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Victoria

Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Reregistered VH-DAS in January 1958.

Reregistered VH-MAH with Mandated in Papua New Guinea and double cargo doors reinstalled. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

VH-AJH before it was converted into the first KS-1 Cropmaster. Later became a KS-3 Cropmaster. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

N9937F still showing is Pan American markings, which had leased the aircraft from the USAF. Returned to the USAF at the end of 1954 but readopted its rego briefly when sold to a scrap dealer. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Still in the livery of previous owner Braniff. Later sold in Canada as CF-ILI. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

N90910 was returned to the USAF in 1954 and used for static tests until scrapped. The USAF had leased the aircraft to American Overseas Airlines, Resort Airlines and Flying Tiger Line. Viking is believed to have operated it on a sublease from FTL. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

The then new Drover was used in Queensland to cover for one of TAA Drovers out of service for modifications. It spent the next 10 years being used by the Royal Aero Club of NSW before being sold in the New Hebrides as VQ-FAH in 1965, later VP-PAE when the New Hebrides was given its own register. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

Shown in front of the ANA terminal at Eagle Farm. My thanks once again to the late Gus Grulke for the use of his negative.

An aeroplane with a long history. Seen sitting on the grass at Brisbane Eagle Farm Airport. Thanks to the late Gus Grulke for the loan of this negative.

Converted to freighter in 1955, sold in Taiwan as B-1811 in August 1967

A windy afternoon at Eagle Farm. Note that the Captain is wearing his cap in the cockpit.

Newly delivered to the Kon Marine. Ordered by the US Navy under MDAP arrangements and allocated BuAer 134673. Later reserialled 088 and transferred to Portugal as 4703. Obtained over 50 years ago.

AOP.6 of 1951 Flight, 663 (AOP) Squadron, based at RAF Ringway, in low flight over South Cheshire during a co-operation exercise with Territorial Army gun units. Obtained from 663 Squadron pilot over 50 years ago.

Photo taken by an unknown photographer in the second half of 1954. ZK-BGA had been VH-BPF with British Commonwealth Pacific Airways, a joint Anglo-Australian-New Zealand airline. BCPA closed down after a major accident and the remaining DC-6s transferred to TEAL, which was another tri-national airline but with a higher New Zealand ownership. -BGA was sold to the New Zealand air force as NZ3631 in 1961, the year TEAL became an entirely New Zealand-owned airline. TEAL would later change its name to Air New Zealand. Negative held by Bill Gray, Perth, Australia.