This C-47 was built as a C-47B-16-DK at Oklahoma City and TOC with the USAF in December 1944. It was converted twice, firstly in September 1954 to a C-47D and then around 1956 an executive interior was fitted to make it a VC-47D. In July 1971 it was transferred to the Chanute Air Force Base Training Center at Rantoul and used as an instructional airframe. It joined this museum in 1993 but was offered for sale as scrap in September 2017, two years after the museum closed.

This Aardvark was built as a F-111A and was accepted into the USAF in February 1965 . It was loaned to General Dynamics to be used as a test bed for the MK-1 NAV/Attack system and thento to Pratt and Whitney as an engine/intake test bed. In December 1969 it was transported by ground to 3345th Maintenance and Supply Group (Air Training Command) at Chanute AFB and re-designated as a GF-111A. By 1974 it was retired and on display at the base, formerly joining the Octave Chanute Museum in 1993. After the museum closed the plane found a new home at the Lake County Veterans Memorial at Waukegan, IL.

Delivered new 8th Nov 2013 and returned to lessor (Castlelake) as VP-CFY 2nd Nov 2021, then to Delta Airlines as N952DJ 17th Nov 2021

Valletta Summit on Migration

Valletta Summit on Migration

Delivered new 25th Nov 2014 and current at time of upload

Ex FlyBE G-FBEA, registered 23rd Jan 2015 and returned to lessor as EI-GEG 8th June 2018

Continuing the delivery flight to Norway as RFR7157.

Nighstopping with ZH543 as part of their delivery flights to Norway. As such, this is probably one of the last times that these birds can be seen in this livery. Unfortunately I don't know their future role in Norway.

Operator Thompson Aviation for the Thompson Construction Group (as can be seen on the aircraft). This frame started life in Europe, first as HB-IEF and then I-ERDN before heading off to the North American continent as NN134AP, N247EM and N247BC. To Skyservice Aviation as C-FBCF in Jul 2001. To Thompson Aviation in Apr 2012.

With a replacement nose cone in the regular cols.