Rebuilt from c/n 26424 as an R4D-8 for the US Navy as 50786 in 1953. Redesignated as a C-117D in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 6C050 in 1977. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation as N2123Y in 1983. To D & D Air Parts in 1984 and reregistered as N212DD in 1987. Withdrawn from use at Opa Locka by 1995. Fuselage only by 2001. Removed by 2007.

Registered in July 1986. Mike Madden photo

Sold in New Zealand as ZK-DHW in April 2002. Tony Arbon photo.

Registered in December 1993. Jim Bell photo

Cancelled as transferred to the recreational aircraft register in 2003. Tony Arbon photo.

Unfortunately crashed 1 september 2008.

BuNo 135587

Previous history includes delivery new to Lufthansa Jan 1971 as D-ABCI. Then to Pan Am as N876UM. Then it did the rounds with various Turkish operators, namely first with Air Alfa as TC-ALF, then Sultan Air as TC-JUC, Bosphorus Airways as TC-IHO, before returning to Air Alfa as TC-ALK until B/U at Lasham (UK) circa late 1996 or early 1997.

Returning overhead the field at the end of a 'dawn patrol' during the SAAA's then annual national fly-in and airshow. We used to have a competition to see who could be first airborne in the mornings! We're heading south here and you can see a few wisps of radiation fog lying around. Mike Grasso's Mini-MAX is just above the intersection and you can see the numerous other aircraft on the field. Shot from Martin Hone's Karatoo 28-0912. Happy memories!