N912AX was among four former Airborne Express YS-11's that had been stored at FLL since being retired in 1997. The photo was taken a day before they were sold at auction by the airport authority and by the end of December 2012, all had been scrapped.

The only way I could get an angle on this interesting subject was by precariously balancing on the pitched roof of the security man's hut. D/d Southwest Air Lines 7.71 JA8778; to 9Y-TJB 9.78; took up the Burundi reg shortly before this shot in the ex-Air Caribbean colours but burnt out 3.11.01, said to be because of a stray firework

JA8771 was delivered to Japan Domestic Airlines by the end of September 1970. Mergers put the aircraft in the Toa Domestic Airlines inventory by 15 May 1971 and subsequently that of Japan Air System on 1 April 1988. JAS sent this turbo propliner on to Japan Air Commuter in April 1993.