Now looking much better than when I saw her in 2015. Marked up as a D-Day C-47, she was originally built for the USAAF as TC-47B-35-DK s/n 44-76884, transferred to the US Navy as R4D-7 BuNo 99838. The real 42-100558 went to Uruguay, is now preserved there as 510, and can be seen elsewhere on this site.

Active on its last commercial contract, supporting firefighting operations for the Alaska Bureau of Land Management, operated by Duncan Aviation. Parked on the fire fighters' ramp at Fort Wainwright, still carrying elements of its previous Universal Airlines scheme. This is the prototype Argosy built in 1958. First for BEA - British European Airways in 1961 as G-AOZZ. Sold to Detroit-based Universal in 1968 as N896U. Joined Duncan Aviation in 1971. Retired to the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run, Michigan in 1991. Broken up in 2013.

Aerolíneas Especiales de Colombia logo on the fins.

Operated by McCulloch Airlines. Photo by Steve Kraus.

Operated by Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht.

Touching down in the mouth of Campbell River to return to its CoVal Air base in the Inner Harbour. Delivered new to the Ghanaian Air Force at Takoradi as G305 in 1961. Ferried back to Canada through Prestwick, Scotland, on 27 June 1974 as N17682. Conversion to a Vazar PT6 powered Turbine Otter carried out by Harbour Air over the winter of 2005/06. For eighteen months from January 2010 painted overall in striking red and white maple leaf colours and photographed here to support the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, as Harbour Air's C-GLCP

Built 1946. Delivered to Northwest A/L as NC6403 18 March 1946. To Trek Airways as ZS-CIG April 1958. On -3 Sept.1960 while en route from Cairo to Johannesburg via Entebbe, the No.2 engine caught fire at 9,500ft and could not be contained. Unable to reach the Egyptian airfield at Assiout, it was belly-landed in a sandy area of the desert near El Badary. Despite the aircraft being in flames, all 61 passengers and 6 crew escaped to safety, although the aircraft was destroyed by the fire. Fire thought to have been caused by a leak from a fuel pressure pipe, ignited by sparks from the generator.

Returning to its Chimo Air base at Howey Bay, Red Lake, with a boat used on up-country adventures. Delivered new to the Province of Ontario in 1956, initially to the Department of Lands & Forests then to the Ministry of Natual Resources. From 1984 served in Thompson, Manitoba, with Ellair then with Northwinds Northern. After some ten years with Parry Sound Air Services, joined Chimo Air Services in 1997. Vazar conversion to a PT6 Turbine Otter was carried out in 2010. Sold to Superior Airways at Red Lake in 2018.

Registered to Air Holdings as G-AXOY in October 1969, this Vanguard was originally Air Canada's CF-TKU. In May 1970 it became Air Viking's first aircraft, registered TF-AVA. They later operated a CV-880 and Boeing 720s, but the Vanguard was returned in January 1971, going back to Iceland with Thor Cargo as TF-JEJ. Returned in October 1971 and was taken up by Invicta international in February 1972. To Europe Air Service in 1975, stored and eventually scrapped at Perpignan in 1983

27 Mar 44: TOS USAAF. April/44: North African Wing, Transport Command. August/45: Returned to USA. June/46: RFC. November/46: West Coast Airlines, with c/r NC44587. April/62: leased to Pacific Western Airlines with c/r CF-ONH. August/63: Returned to West Coast Airlines and c/r N44857. Ca.1966: Air West. January/69: Operated by Aerodyne Corporation, Renton, WA. April/69: Owned by Aerodyne. January/88: Salair Inc Air Cargo, Seattle, WA with c/r N353SA. January/92: R.F. Aircraft Services Inc, Olympia, WA with c/r N44587. December/97: Alta Leasing Inc, Salt Lake City, UT. By 2000: Desert Air Transport, Anchorage, AK.

27 Mar 44: TOS USAAF. 4/44: North African Wing, Transport Command. 8/45: Returned to USA. 6/46: RFC. 11/46: West Coast Airlines, with c/r NC44587. 4/62: leased to Pacific Western Airlines with c/r CF-ONH. 8/63: Returned to West Coast Airlines and c/r N44857. Ca.1966: Air West. 1/69: Operated by Aerodyne Corporation, Renton, WA. 4/69: Owned by Aerodyne. 1/88: Salair Inc Air Cargo, Seattle, WA with c/r N353SA.1/92: R.F. Aircraft Services Inc, Olympia, WA with c/r N44587. 12/97: Alta Leasing Inc, Salt Lake City, UT. By 2000: Desert Air Transport, Anchorage, AK.