World War II Veteran originally 42-96724, this Commando came to Canada in 1987 for Air Manitoba. It was written off while with Buffalo Airways during an emergency landing at Déline, NT. After shutting down one engine due to an oil leak, the aircraft was intentionally landed gear up and slid off the end of the runway.

First with Rousseau Aviation after being registered as G-AYIR by HS in 1970, this 748 ended its days in Canada with Wasaya. Burnt out when parked after arrival at Sandy Lake Airport, ON for a fuel drop off. Note the custom-fit hangar doors to keep the cold out in this 1988 record. When I shot C-FTTW in the same place two years earlier, it was still in ex-Air Botswana colours

Formerly CAF 12965, RCAF 1000 and before that RAF KN655, this Dakota IV was sold to France in 1991 as F-GIAZ, quickly changed to F-GIDK. Now flies in an aluminium finish with USAAF insignia, registered F-AZOX

After wartime RAF service as FD879 in the Far East, this Dakota found its way to the Pakistan AF, but temporarily lost her identity when sold to the US along with six others; c/n 33569 was assumed for a while. To Canada in 1955, serving for the first 12 years as a corporate transport. Wfu 1992, sold as N103NA and operated in Classic Express Airways colours. Now based at Flabob, CA with 'Flabob Express' titles