Later re-registered as VH-MBA. Was intended to serve the Yakuave Resorts, but the deal fell through. Ex US Navy, Royal Navy, Bay Valley Air Service, Alaska Coastal Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Kodiak Airlines before migrating to the warmer South Pacific (photographed by G. Bühlmann)

Skydive & Air Service

Thirty-six C-46Ds were purchased from USA and 12 from the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) that included the C-46A and C-46D. All C-46As were converted to C-46D standard. They started operating in 1955 from Tachikawa and by the Miho Detachment, which evolved into the Air Transport Wing comprising of the 401st and 402nd Sqn. Three at Iruma were used for ECM. This ex-ROCAF aircraft at JASDF Hamamatsu Kohokan was flown by the Flight Check Group for navaid calibration till phased out on 11 March 1978.

Taken from my hotel whilst landing at Moi Airbase.

Previously 42-93287, ZS-BCE, G-AJDE and VP-KGL. Became ZS-DBV in December 1949 with Africair then went to BEA as G-AJDE on May 10 1950 (suggesting the dates given here). Later PH-SSM. Broken up in 1967

Photo by Karl Kramer.

2 Jul '39: TOS USAAC. 7 Jul 39: Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, OH. 10 Jul 39: 1st Transport Squadron/10th Transport Group, Patterson Field. 31 Jul 42: Bowman Field, KY. For the next nine months the plane was assigned to numerous airfields. 9 Mar 43: Middletown, PA, Air Depot, then the 496th Air Base Squadron. 1944: Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH, for use as a ferry aircraft. 2/45: SOC with over 5,000 flight hours. Beginning 2/44 passed through several hands. 19 Sep 49: Crashed with fatalities. Repair with more owners as well as aerial application. 1970: USAFM. By 1977: Restored

Former Buffalo Airways at the Basler Turbo Conversions facility with small FNT Inc. titles.

Previously 42-23936, 23936 with the French Navy and later G-DAKK

Ex-USAF 52-1092. To the FAA 1963 as N252, N247, N250 and then N95 in 1973. To N45787 1977, scrapped at Tucson, AZ.

Stored at Basler Turbo Conversions yard.