6 Jun '45: TOS USAAF, Dallas, TX. Unknown date: 48th SAR Group. 8/46: 24th Composite Group, Puerto Rico; converted as TB-17G. 1948: U.S. Brazilian Command; converted to VB-17G. 1954: 1100th Operations Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. 1956: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 14 Aug '59: Ace Smelting, Phoenix, AZ, as N3509G corporate plane. 9/60 to 1990: Converted for fire-fighting. Continued with several owners. 2/91: Don Whittington, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 4/91: Air SRV Inc, Hockley, TX; based with Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX. 5/93: Planes of Fame East, MN. 12/97: Palm Springs Air Museum.

6 Jun '45: TOS USAAF, Dallas, TX. Unknown date: 48th SAR Group. 8/46: 24th Composite Group, Puerto Rico; converted as TB-17G. 1948: U.S. Brazilian Command; converted to VB-17G. 1954: 1100th Operations Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC. 1956: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 14 Aug '59: Ace Smelting, Phoenix, AZ, as N3509G corporate plane. 9/60 to 1990: Converted for fire-fighting. Continued with several owners. 2/91: Don Whittington, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 4/91: Air SRV Inc, Hockley, TX; based with Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX. 5/93: Planes of Fame East, MN. 12/97: Palm Springs Air Museum.

Here in the short lived two-tone red livery. The practice of applying the registration in small black letters on red (here just below the two rear windows) started when the airline name changed from Trans Canada Airlines circa 1967. I once asked a long term management employee why this was so since it was in contravention of regulations calling for them to be 'high contrast'. With typical arrogance of the time he said they went by the fleet number (in white) which was more important than any Transport Canada registration. Wow!

This DC-10 was originally delivered to KLM in February 1975. Over the next number of years it had lease periods with Garuda (PH-DTL), Thai (HS-TGC) and Viasa (PH-DTL) before joining African Safari in December 1992. It is pictured taxying out for departure with another load of ecited holiday makers. In June 1998 it was re-registered 5Y-MBA and in February 2002 it joined africa One as 5X-ONE. The plane was ferried to Kemble (GBA) in January 2003 and scrapped the following year.

Obviously not a good photo but this was the closest I could get and this was my only chance. I suppose this An-26 was passing through SXF from/to Russia for maintenance. It was originally delivered to Cuba (as CCCP-47323) in December 1978 and transferred to Aerogaviota around early 1995. It was last noted at Varadero in November 2004.

Delivered new to British Midland in May 1983 as G-BMAJ. Later G-WACK with Manx and Loganair. It wears the now defunct British Airways Express scheme in 1994.