On approach to runway 22, seen from Mackenzie Beach.

Crashed landing at Longana, New Hebrides (Vanuatu) on November 30, 1968. Overran runway due to brake failure. Peter Ricketts photo

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1959 as V.816 VH-TVR for TAA but not taken up. Converted to V.836 and delivered 1960 as N40N to Union Carbide. RAAF A6-435 1964, Jetair VH-EQP 1969, Oman Air Force 501 1971. Intended as 3C-ACM for Royal Swazi, BMA G-BFZL 1978, leased to Manx 1985 until 1988 and briefly to Baltic 1988. BAF 1989, leased to Manx again briefly 1990, renamed British World 1993, retired Southend 1996. Ferried to Lanseria for Heli Jet 1997. Reregistered ZS-NNI 1998 and 9Q-CGL for Trans IntAir 2002. Crashed 15 April 2003 Bondo, DR Congo while attempting 3 engined take of

Delivered to United Arab Airlines in December 1960 and crashed taking off from Munich for a flight to Athens on 9th February 1970. Although the aircraft was a write off, there were no fatalities amongst the 14 passengers and 9 crew.

Non-standard basic white livery

Ex 42-93271 and KG572. Bought by Derby Aviation in April 1961 and sold to Gregory Air Services in May 1965, leased by them for a short period in 1967 to Emerald Airways as EI-ARR. Flew in Africa from August 1968 as VQ-ZJB, 3D-AAH, A2-ZHR and ZS-KAT. Joined the Rhodesian AF in January 1978 as R3700 and became 3700 with the Zimbabwe AF in April 1980. Withdrawn and stored at Manyame by February 1998 it was one of five ex Zimbabwe AF C-47s transported by road to Wonderboom in July/August 2017. Registered to Preferred Air Parts as N568PT and cancelled from the US register in May 2023