Built 1944 as 43-16070 for USAAF. Civilianized as NC67588 for Southwest Airways, Pacific Airlines 1958, Blatz Airlines 1960, further used by Zantop and Aircraft Finance, returned to Blatz 1970, cancelled 1975. Restored 1979 for J.R. Ricci, Majestic Airlines 1988, operating cargo and mail services from their Salt Lake City base. Found its way to Alaska late nineties, forced landing at Point McKenzie 24 May 1998 after fuel starvation on approach to Anchorage and damaged beyond repair. Transported to Anchorage for rebuild but subsequently abandoned, last noted 2007

Having served in East Africa since it was delivered to East African Airways in 1952, this Dakota later served with Caspair, Sunbird and Airkenya. It was written off in an accident at Maasai Mara National Reserve in February 1992 and broken up there during 1993. Photographer unknown

South West Airways - Suidwes Lugdiens was a predecessor to Namib Air and later Air Namibia.

K25 slide scan. Built 1943 as 41-38749 for USAAF. Civilianized by Scottish Aviation as G-AWGS 1945, trooping as WZ984. Maritime Central CF-FCQ 1952, Beldex Corp N44F 1955, several corporate owners from 1959, Bowman Aviation N4BA 1973. Majestic Airlines 1988, operating cargo and mail services from their Salt Lake City base. Found its way to Alaska in late nineties. Stored Palmer from 2002, still present 2023.

K25 slide scan. Built 1942 as 41-38644 for USAAF. Civilianized for Reeve Aleutian as NC19906 1946, Northern Air Cargo 1978, Small Aero Transit 1980, Salair 1986, Majestic Airlines 1988, operating cargo services from their Salt Lake City base. Found its way back to Alaska late nineties, from 2003 withdrawn at Anchorage. Acquired by Alaska Aviation Museum 2021.

Built to a USAAF order as 42-92213 in October 1943, given the RAF serial FL581 on delivery to West Africa early December for immediate delivery to the SAAF as 6813. Serving with the SAAF until sold to Aircraft Operating Company and remaining with initially as ZS-DJK, then VP-YSY (leased to Wenela), and ZS-DJK. To Aerial Surveys Botswana in November 1980. To Executive Air as Z-WRJ in 1986. Crashed at Harare, Zimbabwe October 1988, but rebuilt and served with Ormonds Air. Photographer unknown

Built to a USAAF order as 42-92213 in October 1943, given the RAF serial FL581 on delivery to West Africa early December for immediate delivery to the SAAF as 6813. Serving with the SAAF until sold to Aircraft Operating Company and remaining with initially as ZS-DJK, then VP-YSY (leased to Wenela), and ZS-DJK. To Aerial Surveys Botswana in November 1980. To Executive Air as Z-WRJ in 1986. Crashed at Harare, Zimbabwe October 1988, but rebuilt and served with Ormonds Air. Photographer unknown

Built to a USAAF order as 42-92213 in October 1943, given the RAF serial FL581 on delivery to West Africa early December for immediate delivery to the SAAF as 6813. Serving with the SAAF until sold to Aircraft Operating Company and remaining with initially as ZS-DJK, then VP-YSY (leased to Wenela), and ZS-DJK. To Aerial Surveys Botswana in November 1980. To Executive Air as Z-WRJ in 1986. Crashed at Harare, Zimbabwe October 1988, but rebuilt and served with Ormonds Air. Photographer unknown

Ex KN566, 44-76853. Registration cancelled on 14 February 1965 on sale to Norway as LN-RTO, and restored as G-AMPO on 17 June 1969. Registration cancelled on 18 October 2001 as permanently withdrawn from use, and later presented to the Royal Logistics Corps for display (painted as as FZ626) at RAF Lyneham. It has was moved to RAF Brize Norton for display in 2011.

Wenela Air Services started life as Africair and was set up to transport migrant mine workers to the gold mines of the (then) Transvaal in South Africa. WNLA (pronounced Wenela) was the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association. The airline operated from 1952 to the mid 1970s. First delivered to the USAAF as C-47B 44-76925 in May 1945; RAF as Dakota IV KN611 June 1945; Fields as G-ANAS and Africair as ZS-DHY, both July 1953; Wenela as VP-YSM Oct 1960; re-reg'd A2-ZEM Aug 1968; Air Travel of Botswana Oct 1977; Westonaria Skydiving as ZS-KIV Feb 1979; Interocean Airways as C9-ASQ June 1987; Pretoria Air Services as ZS-KIV April 1997; Wimbi Dira Airways as 9Q-CWI Dec 2003. Written off Kalima, DRC 19 June 2005. Photographer unknown

Its (wingless) status in May 2007.

For maintenance by Malta International Aviation Company (MIACO).

K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-16384 for USAAF. US Forest Service N168Z 1964, Northern Peninsula Fisheries 1978, forced landing King Salmon, AK 30 June 1985. Reportedly written off and no further sightings but stored at Majestic Airlines base at Salt Lake City 1992 still with USFS cheatline. By 2000 fuselage at Aviation Warehouse, El Mirage, CA.

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-15728 in 1944. Sold as NC63440 in 1946, N63440 after 1948. Withdrawn from use at Arlington, WA by 1979. Has been restored as 315728. Still at Arlington, in 2021. Visible on the satellite image.