My log book records the cn and type and that this aircraft was ex D-ILLI. These details must have been taken from the cn plate on the aircraft.

1960-built Beech D50C Twin Bonanza.

Beech Seminole operated by the U.S. Army's III Corps based at Fort Hood, Texas.

Twin Bonanza at Red Deer with fading colour scheme and peeling registration.

VH-CLP was imported by Connellan Airways in 1966. It disposed of it in 1976 to Sopac Aviation (later Falcon and Sopac Transport) which operated it until 1979. -CLP was withdrawn from use at Cessnock, New South Wales, but later trucked to Parafield, South Australia where it was cannibalised for parts for a Beech Queen Air.

VH-CDE started life in Australia in 1958 as VH-CLA with Connellan Airlines at Alice Springs. It was sold in 1960 and reregistered VH-CDE. At the time of the photo it was owned by Nicholas Skyways. It came and went from the register several times over the next 20 years and while still registered in 2017, it was at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra, New South Wales.

One of the aircraft of the CIAAC Flying School.

Connellan operated scheduled services in Central Australia from its base at Alice Springs (YBAS)..

Nicholas Skyways was a charter company based at Melbourne Moorabbin (YMMB)

Ready for repainting. Five years later VH-CLM was withdrawn from use at Cairns, Queensland, and stripped of useful parts