This poor old C-47 is seen here missing a few critical flying parts. Rumour going around that it was to face the axe but has since been saved at the last minute for a static display at a yet to be announced museum.

The Australian navy's second Dakota, ex RAAF and yet to receive its navy serial N2-23. VJ-ORB is a radio call sign. At the time military aircraft in Australia used civil call signs, the VJ prefix being navy and VM- the RAAF. They also had dedicated blocks of registrations and there was no VH-ORB until the military ceased using the system. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Fitted with a Sea Venom radar in the nose and a retractable Fairey Gannet radar under the belly.

Ex USAAF 44-76551 and RAAF A65-90. Served 851 Squadron RAN before joining the RAN Historic Flight as VH-NVZ in 1985.

Operated by the RAN Fleet Air Arm Historic Flight.

This is an ex RNZAF aircraft NZ1485 and was ZK-DAM before coming to Australia in 1986. It was loaned to the Fleet Air Arm Museum and painted to represent Australian navy aircraft A17-692. The real A17-692 is at the RAAF Museum Point Cook with the civil rego VH-AWA. VH-NVT later repainted in its correct RNZAF markings. Crashed into the sea off Fraser Island, Queensland.