Silver City's Superfreighter arrives on Runway 06 to pick up a load of newspapers bound for Dublin.

Delivered new to Iberia as EC-AHI in May 1953. Bought by Straits Air Freight Express SAFE in May 1966 and named "Merchant Courier". Retired in October 1987 and preserved.

Dan-Air's Bristol 170 is operating a freight service for BEA - note the vintage 'Mini' used by BEA as an apron runabout.

1946-built as G-AHJC. After service on the Berlin Airlift it was sold to ANA in September 1949 and named "Kiopana". Withdrawn in 1958 and broken up at Essendon in September 1961. Obtained from ANA 50 years ago.

The Freighter 21 wears 'Channel Airways Southend' titles as it arrives at Ringway on an inclusive tour passenger flight from Ostend in 1958. Aircraft operated by Channel from April 1957 until August 1966.

In the foreground is Aviacion y Comercios EC-ADI and behind is EC-ADH (c/n 12776). They are awaiting delivery from Filton. EC-ADI crashed at Barajas on 9 Mqy 1957 and EC-ADH was damaged beyond repair landing at Mahon on 13 March 1959. Photo obtained from Bristol Aeroplane Co.

Built at Bristol in August 1946 as G-AICH. Sold to Argentina in February 1947 as LV-XIM, later LV-AEY with FAMA. TC-330 from 1949 and preserved in the museum at Aeroparque. Now at Moron.

Delivered as NZ5907 in 1952 and one of the last aircraft to leave Saigon in 1975 while still with the RNZAF. Wfu two years later and flew to UK in 8.82 for Instone but returned to NZ in 4.84. To Trans Provincial as C-GYQS in 9.87, wfu 1990; to Hawkair 7.94, restored airworthy 1997, stored 2000. Ferried Terrace-Fort St James-Prince George-Wetaskiwin, making last flight of a Biffo on 6.9.04; to Reynolds Alberta Museum but for sale after legal trouble and attempt by Bristol Aeroplane Collection to repatriate

This well-known but very special long-term survivor is one of 15 supplied to Argentina in 1947

Withdrawn from use in 1977. Sold to into the civilian market, it went to Instone Airlines as G-AMLK in 1982 then on to Canada as C-GYQS

Ex Pakistan Air Force. Sold as C-FTPA in 1990

Bought by Aer Turas in 3.66 and flying in three different colour schemes during a six-year career with the airline, this Freighter had earlier Irish form, being delivered to Aer Lingus in 7.52 as EI-AFR. Passed to Skyways as G-AMLJ and then MEA, BOAC Associated Companies and BKS. Sold to TAR IN 12.72, stored at Nice in 1976 and scrapped

Sold in Canada not too long after this shot but returned to UK in 7.94 as C-FDFC, sadly to be written off in a take-off crash two years later

Withdrawn from use in 1983.

EX TAA Sunbird services aircraft. Out of airframe hours, it was flown to Archerfield for scrapping.

VH-AAH crashed at Albion Park, NSW, on December 19, 1961. The former Air Vietnam aircraft had been in Australia since 1957. Photo taken by the late Bob Kensett. Scanned from the negative.

Ex Pakistan Air Force. Sold in New Zealand as ZK-CVL in 1967