ZS-DBR was the first of four Constellation delivered to South African in 1950 replacing DC-4s on some routes. The fleet was relegated to domestic and regional tourist class flights fitted with 84 seats from the mid-1950s. Stored from January 1959 at the then Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg where it seen here. To ACE Freighters as G-ASYS in early 1965 and later broken up at Coventry. Photographer unknown

Delivered in February 1955. According to the regulations, the tail number should have been 50298 from 1954. In Jim Tunney's 1973 colour photo of this airframe, this has changed to 0-50298 according to the clumsy 'older than ten years' rule, which had already been dropped by then. See the article on USAF serial numbers under the Articles tab. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

An ANA publicity photo taken prior to VH-INH's delivery to Australia. ANA was later bought out by Ansett, becoming ANSETT-ANA. VH-INH was later transferred to rival airline TAA as part of a fleet-balancing arrangement under Australia's 'two airline policy', before being sold in 1967 to Denmark as OY-STP.

Delivered in 1954 to the airline of then Netherlands New Guinea. The lake is near Jayapura, then known as Hollandia. The Beaver went to Merpati in 1962 as PK-GBA, fate unknown. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

C-124C of 31 Air Transport Squadron, Military Air Transport Service. It wears the then current '3005' abbreviated fin serial when taxying for departure from the snowy Burtonwood (Lancs) logistics base in early 1955.

ANA publicity photo taken ahead of VH-INH's delivery to Australia. Later flew with Ansett-ANA and TAA before being sold in 1967 in Denmark as OY-STP.

One of 30 Vampire Trainers assembled and test flown at Ringway by Fairey Aviation between July 1954 and September 1955. XD612 was the eighteenth to be completed and is seen in Fairey's flight shed shortly after painting. Operated by 11 Flying Taining School RAF and scrapped at 27 MU RAF Shawbury in 1964.

Built in Sacramento, California, by the Air Utility Cargo Company with two 75hp Continental engines. Originally built in 1945 but modified by the time this photo was taken.

Delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in late 1951, serving 439 Squadron in Europe. Serviced and modified at Speke before delivery to the Turkish AF in early 1956.