Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93108 in 1944. To NC41407 then to Canadian Pacific as CF-CUE in 1947. To the Department of Transport in 1956. Reregistered as C-FCUE in 1975. To Buffalo Airways in 1992. Still in Department of Transport colours. Melville Gerald "Skipper" Bryan lived to fly. He flew just about any and all aircraft but the Dakota in particular CF-CUE was revered by him. He had 10,000 flying hours on this aircraft alone over his 50 years of service in the RCAF and subsequently the Ministry of Transportation. Sadly the name was lost when the aircraft was repainted into Buffalo colours.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93108 in 1944. To NC41407 then to Canadian Pacific as CF-CUE in 1947. To the Department of Transport in 1956. Reregistered as C-FCUE in 1975. To Buffalo Airways in 1992.

Delivered to the UAAF as 42-93096 in 1944. To Aero O/Y/Finnair as OH-LCE in 1947 then to the Finnish Air Force as DO-12 in 1970. Used in the film A Bridge Too Far marked as 314013 in 1976. To SE-IOK in 1984 and N58NA in 1985. Preserved at the National World War II Museum at New Orleans, LA from 2006.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93089 in 1944. To Honduras as FAH 304 in 1962. Reported as still in service in 2002. Dumped in the long grass with its serial removed.

K25 Slide scan. Built 1944 as 43-15275 for USAF. Civilanized as sprayer N842M for Lee County Health Unit at Ft.Myers in 1967. Collier County Mosquito Control 1977 reregistered N842MB 1978. Jim Hankins Air Service February 2000. # 2 engine caught fire and separated from the aircraft on a cargo flight from Panama City, FL to Albany, GA 15 March 2001. Managed to perform an emergency landing at Donalsonville, GA but written off.

In open store at the time slowly being restored with rather unusual prop spinners...

Last known to have been in use as a restaurant at the West Lakes Shopping Centre this C-47 was sold to Jeff Morgan in 2000. He moved the aircraft to his home near Karoonda where he began to restore the Douglas to its former glory.

Nice shot of what was the prototype of the Schafer DC-3-65T conversion, marketed by AMI. Operated here for the Red Cross by Rossair Kenya, the aircraft was busy transporting patients from South Sudan. The original C-47B, 43-49824, served in the British, American, Belgian and French air forces. Photo by: Boris Heger / International Committee of the Red Cross

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-92452 then to the RAF as FZ669 in 1944. To the RCAF as a Dakota 3N in 1946. Modified to a Dakota 3NRO and reserialled as 12943 in 1970. To C-GCXE in 1975, HH-CMG in 1984, HI-502 in 1987 and N688EA in 1993. Was registered with serial 12943 which was its Canadian serial not its c/n. Preserved at the Sharjah Aviation Museum by 2003. Initially marked as G-DJKP then later G-AMZZ.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93067 in 1944. To Chile as 961 in 1960 the retired in 1965 and returned to service as 963 in 1974, To the museum in 1987. Restored since my 1996 photo. This aircraft is also reported as c/n 26115/14670 but that crashed in South Africa in 1945.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93067 in 1944. To Chile as 961 in 1960 the retired in 1965 and returned to service as 963 in 1974, To the museum in 1987. This aircraft is also reported as c/n 26115/14670 but that crashed in South Africa in 1945.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-93042 in 1944. To the Turkish Air Force as 42-6037 in 1948. Later marked as CBK-37, ETI-37, 1-037 and then 12-037. Withdrawn from use at Kayseri-Erkilet in 1993. Last noted there in 1994. Probably scrapped.