Built as 43-49380 and delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1944 with serial 959. Serial updated in 1970 to 12959, the aircraft was retired in 1989. The long serving Dakota is displayed in Cold Lake Air Park at CFB Cold Lake's entrance.

Flew in from Benin via Abuja (Nigeria) and Tamanrasset (Algeria).

Delivered new to the USAAF on 30 November 1944. Later transferred to the Italian Air Force.

After serving as a regular USN transport from 1943, BuNo 12418 was transferred to VX-6, NAS Patuxent River in 1955 and converted next year to R4D-5L for use in Antarctica. On 31st October 1956, it made the first ever landing at the South Pole, the crew of seven becoming the first humans there since the Royal Navy's Captain Scott reached the pole in 1912. Qué Será Será was presented to the Smithsonian Institute in 1958 and placed in store at its Silver Hill facility. In 1974 it was loaned to the Naval Aviation Museum but was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Restored for display inside by 2011

Rare photo showing the prototype Super DC-3 with its original fin shape. Within two weeks this fin was replaced with the taller and squarer fin that became a distinctive feature of this aircraft. Photo from: The Early Aviation Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Reportedly named Mainliner Eugene. Impressed by USAAF as 42-56091 in 1942. Back to United in 1945. Later regs N98C and N5631V. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

Douglas Sleeper Transport delivered on 6 August 1937 and reportedly named State of Utah. Impressed as a C-48B, 42-56099, in 1942. Written off after a taxiing accident on 9 February 1943 at Del Valle Army Air Base near Austin, Texas, shortly before that was renamed Bergstrom Field. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

Ex 44-76565, KN437, G-AOZI, N9848F, N5000C, N5050 and D-CORA. One of three former Bavaria DC3s prepared by Aviation Traders for delivery to the South Arabian Air Force (Later South Yemen)

Built as an C-47B c/n 26876 in 1944 and although initially allocated USAF serial 43-49615, taken up by the USN with BuNo 50821 as a R4D-6. After service at NAS Olathe, Patuxent River, Columbus, Quonset Point and South Weymouth, rebuilt as R4D-8 with new c/n 43322. Operated at NAS Rota, El Centro, Moffett Field and China Lake. Ferried from the Naval Weapons Center at NAS China Lake to the museum in 1982

Former Yugoslav Air Force 71288, ex 42-92970 is on display at the transport and technology museum in Istanbul for many years.

N53ST and Dutch Dakota Association DC-3 PH-DDA performing a fly-over of London - Heathrow on their way from Amsterdam - Schiphol to RAF Fairford to appear in the static display at the 1985 International Air Tattoo commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of the DC-3 on 17th December 1935. Photograph taken from Air Atlantique DC-3 G-AMSV.

Unknown photographer

Delivered to the USAAF as 41-18472 in 1942. Sold as NC57626 in 1947. Reregistered as N57626 in 1949. Current on the register in 2025.

Operated by Australian National Airways, its successors and subsidiaries from 1945 to 1972 when it was donated to a children's charity. After 13 years in a playground it became a McDonald's restaurant at Midland, Western Australia, then a museum and finally ended up at rural property at Myalup.

30 Apr '42: TOS USAAF as C-53 42-6474. Beginning in 1945 the plane went through many owners. Registrations included XA-DUI, XA-HIP, N5139B, N46TE, N162E. Ca.1993: Viking Express/Robert Burwell, IL. Ca.1994: Pelican Air/Robert Burwell with c/r N22RB. By Jul '95: Vintage Airways/Robert Burwell. Feb '98: Jade Software Corporation, Boca Raton, FL. 13 Aug 2004: Destroyed by Hurricane Charley.

29 Jan '42: TOS USAAF as C-53 41-20095 and assigned to Bolling Field, Washington, DC. Mar '42: Ferry Command, Presque Isle Army Air Field, ME. Jul '42: North Atlantic Wing of Air Transport Command. There is some information which says this plane was in the Pacific Theatre for a short time and that for two months it was used as General MacArthur's personal transport. Ca.Nov '42 to ca. May '43: Participated in Operation Torch. Sep 45: Begin life in civilian world. Oct '64: Ohio State Became primarily a transport for Ohio's governor, using the calls sign "Ohio One." Sep 1977: Air Force Museum.

Delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Dakota serial number A65-73. Assigned to 37 Squadron with call sign VH-CIP and fuselage code OM-P.971 While landing at RAAF Townsville damaged beyond repair. On October 10, 1973 stricken off charge. Now under the care of the FNQAM.

in service from 1952 till 1964

Later dumped in a bush area and then broken up

Aerolineas de Monte Alban in1986 was the last operator, before being wfu at Oaxaca in February 1987. The nice decorative emblem behind the cockpit windows that distinguished this Company was the head of a high-priest of the Zapotec culture. The Company had a very brief career, was not able to pay debt and the aircraft was impounded by the airport authorities.