Ex-Royal Danish Air Force K-686 it was only on the British register from 18th January 1984 until 31st October 1984 when it was transferred to the USA as N54NA for Business Air of Burlington, VT. Sadly it was crashed and written off near Independence, NY., on the delivery flight to a new owner in July 1995.

Painted with fake Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) serial "EB-001" and the emblem of Comando de Fronteira Solimões / 8º BIS on the tail. This aircraft is former Aviopacifico DC-3 HC-ALD, impounded at the border town of Tabatinga circa 1997. This is where the Rio Amazonas meets the borders of Brazil, Peru and Colombia. The plane remained stored at Tabatinga airport until Oct 2011, when it was preserved in the garden in front of the local zoo/museum in Tabatinga, a 10 minute walk from the airport. The cabin and cockpit are in a terrible state, because they are accessible. Data plate was checked and confirmed as ex USAAF 42-100583.

Engine runs after winter maintenance.

Delivered to USAAF as 42-100884 in 1943, to RAF as TS423 in 1944. Depicted while in use by Ferranti with the nose fitted to test the air-pass radar for the EE Lightning. Registered as G-DAKS 14th Sept.1979, to Aces High 8th May 1980. Cancelled 5th March 1998 upon transfer to US registry as N147DC and still current as such February 2023.

Previously N346K with Pacific Alaska Airlines, this DC-3 was sold to Skycraft Air Transport in 1984.

Sold to Westpoint Aviation 20th June 1961.

Waiting for the vintage T-6 landing in the background

Delivered to the USAAF 42-92736 in 1944, Sold to Panagra as NC19364 then to LAB as CB-34 in 1945. Re-registered as CP-607 in 1954 and used by a number of operators including Frigorifico Santa Rita and TAVIC before being withdrawn in 1997. Restored by 2008 but finally withdrawn from use by 2015. Still in store at Cochabamba at 17.4130S 66.1736W on the satellite image in November 2022

Together with RAF ZA947, both in special D-Day markings

In the final livery of Central, which was bought by Frontier just three months later.

This aircraft is on display at the Castle Air Museum in California in military colors..

In preparation for museum display in Belgian Air Force livery

Painted as PH-TCB for display in the Aviodrome Aviation Museum

Painted in Danish Air Force colours as K-682 (its former identity)

N115SA last reported at the Basler facility at Oshkosh partially dismantled. Registered at the time of upload.

Sunflower Li-2 HA-LIX landing in the background