Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1958 as ZS-CDX for SAA. BMA G-AZNA 1972, leased to Manx 1982 until 1984 and twice again from 1985 to 1988. Leased by Gambia Air Shuttle from STH sales 1989, returned 1990. Leased briefly by BAF before being withdrawn Southend. Dismantled 1992 and transported to Zomergem, Belgium for display at Club Kokorico. According to satellite images still there in 2023.

Built in 1966 and at this time registered to Walsten Aircraft Leasing at Kenora/ON. It operated on floats in summer and skis (as here) in winter. Later it was exported as N66TB and Maine based as N97TB in 2022.

Crashed at Ure River on February 23, 1973. The aircraft had been used for agricultural work for several years when the right wing failed while topdressing. The investigation found extensive fatigue cracks. Bob Kerr photo

Sold in Laos as XW-TFJ in August 1973. Bob Kerr photo

Built 1948. To KLM -5 Nov.1948, initially as PH-TED, later PH-CED. To Deutsche Flugdienst as D-BESI -9 Dec.1957, to Condor Flugdienst -1 Nov.1961. Sold 30 Oct.1962, later as N2403Z to Ozark Airlines and as N8329C with Mohawk Airlines and several subsequent operators, the last being Asiatic International Airways, operating out of Singapore-Seletar. While flying a local test flight out of there on 17 Sept.1975, it suffered engine failure and ditched in the water of the Straits of Johore, some 400m short of the Seletar runway, to which it was trying to return. Marks N8329C cancelled 19 Dec.1975.

Delivered to Trans-Canada Airlines in 1961, CF-TKT was sold to Europe Aero Service in 1972 as the last of the Vanguard fleet was withdrawn. Retired by EAS in 1977, the aircraft was broken up at Perpignan, France in 1980.

Wartime 42-15545 had an airliner right hand entry door rather than the usual left side large cargo door and later worked for United airlines as N49541 January 1945 - September 1953. Coming to Canada in 1972, it's pictured with Lambair (1973 - 74), who sold it to Perimeter Airlines. The aircraft was donated to the Western Canada Aviation Museum after withdrawal in 1987. It's Fuselage was last seen in open storage on the west side of Winnipeg Airport.

Used for pleasure flying at Caernarfon.

An early Beaver delivered to Canada's Department of Transport on Mach 31, 1949. In service until 1994 when it was re-registered C-FDTV with Rush Air in Campbell River, BC. Next with Island West Air for about a year (2003 - 04) before a re-build by Sealand Aviation in 2005. Emerging as N814DW with a new extended aft cabin and Alaska door, the aircraft has been with Wrangell Mountain Air ever since at the time of uploading.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

Photographer: Not known.

Operated by 53 Squadron.

This An-2 was originally delivered to Aviatia Utilitara as YR-PVI in May 1977. It joined Aero West, based at the airfield just outside Buziaș, in March 2010 and flew until September 2013. It is now preserved as part of this noce restaurant along with a Li-2 and a Socata Tobago.

This old Forțele Aeriene Române (Romanian AF) Li-2 is now preserved as a restaurant in this nice town to the south-east of Timișoara. Also present were an Antonov 2 and a Socata Tampico.

Sold in Australia as VH-IAN in July 1994. Bob Kerr photo.

First registered to British Airways in May 1939 and cancelled in November 1942 on sale in British Honduras where it became VP-TAI. It later became N12EJ and returned to the UK Register on 29th March 2022 with a No Flight Declaration made the same day. It may have returned to the air since then. A stunning aircraft!