Delivered new to Chicago & Southern (C & S), leased to Pacific Northern Airlines in April of 1955 then sold to PNA. Acquired by WAL thru merger.

Pederson operated as USN-NSF Deep Freeze support

It had last flown with Spantax (1966-1974) and was retired in 1974. Fully broken up circa 1978.

8/44: TOS USAAF. 10/44 Transferred to the RAF as Liberator GR.VI s/n KH191. The plane flew many combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations until late 1945 when it was abandoned in Khanpur, India. 1948: TOS Indian Air Force with s/n T-18. 1968: Given to the Indian Air Force Technical College in Jalahali, to be used for mechanic training. 1981: Doug Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain. 5/82: Airfreighted disassembled by a Belfast transport plane to Blackbushe Airport, England. 1984: Doctor Robert F. Collings, and transported by ship to the USA. 6/89: Registered as N224J. 1989: Restored.

My first aircraft image! Taken with a Brownie Cresta II camera!

Ex NR786. Damaged beyond repair in a fatal accident at Audley End on 30 June 1991. A rebuild was considered but parts were reportedly used in the rebuild of G-AHAG. The registration was eventually cancelled on 26 July 2013 as permanently withdrawn from use.

Being launched in the Fraser River

Wearing an early Harbour Air scheme.

I had flown on it in the Canary Islands in Feb 1973. Seen here at Palma shortly before leaving for Miami where it underwent maintenance prior to delivery to Zantop International in Jul 1975 as N434TA. I was to see it and photograph it again again as N434TA with Zantop in Apr 1980 and again with Northern Air cargo in 1989.

This Turbo Mallard made at least two Atlantic crossings to spend some summer time in Scotland.

Built to an Australian order but allocated USAAC serial 41-23182 for admin purposes. Taken on RAAF charge 5 Dec 1941 as A16-112. Served with 14, 32 & 6 Sqns, RAAF Survey Flight. Sold 29 Nov 46 & acquired by East West Airlines, reg VH-BNJ Apr 49, later VH-EWA. Sold to Adastra Airways Jul 53 & re-reg VH-AIU, later VH-AGS. First flight as VH-KOY 10 Apr 93.

Slide scan from the NK collection. - Two years prior to the visit to Munich-Riem, N5DG had been acquired from the Luftwaffe, where it was registered as 12-01. Luftwaffe's colours are still visible, as well as the "01" in the tail. After a couple of operators in the US, the Convair was retired at Islip NY as N24AT and broken up after 1993.