After Butler was absorbed in the Ansett group, VH-AOI moved between different subsidiary airlines until sold in Indonesia as PK-NDH in July 1969. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

VH-AEQ changed its name several times. Blaxland was the first name applied to it. VH-AEQ is still in existence but has not flown since 1971. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

Looking very smart in it's final colour scheme, after operating in Colombia for almost 30 years, the aircraft was written off on 11th July 2018 in a landing accident at San Felipe (SKFP), after a flight from Inirida-Cesar Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA/SKPD).

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48221 then to the RAF as KG805 in 1944. Sold as NC64784 in 1946, N64784 after 1948. Still current on the register in 2021.

On a two month long journey around the world to celebrate both the fiftieth anniversary of the DC-3 and the World's Fair on Transportation and Communications being held in Vancouver. Delivered to the USAAF as 43-48052, the RAF as KG769 and then the RCAF in 1944. To CF-TEG in 1945, CF-GXW in 1957, C-FGXW in 1978 and N173RD in 1990. Cancelled as sold in Canada in 2021.

Awaiting restoration outside Basler Turbo Conversions' hangar. Restoration began later in the year and the airframe is conversion #70.

Note the flat tyre. The previous evening I had flown into YHY (from Yellowknife) on this a/c. I watched it depart YHY a little later and noticed smoke coming from the port engine. The aircraft made a circuit and landed, bursting its starboard tyre on landing. It was still awaiting attention when I took this photo the next morning. This same aircraft suffered an accident after take off from Yellowknife 19 Aug 2013. This time it was the starboard engine just as the aircraft rotated. A combination of being overweight and the prop not fully feathering resulted in an off airport emergency landing.

Carries the SGAC logo.

Originally 42-23968, this machine became RCAF658, before becoming CF-TQZ. Registered N8563 in 1973 and broken up in situ.