unknown photographer

unknown photographer

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72312 September 1944, to American Airlines as N90437 post war, Air France as F-BBDR October 1949, after several French airlines she ended with Air Comores as F-BDDR in 1973, later D6-CAA. Sold to the SAAF as 6907 in a clandestine deal in 1981. Withdrawn from SAAF service in 1993 and sold to Africa Cargo Airlines, briefly registered ZS-XXX and then ZS-NJN, 7Q-YYY and finally 3D-NJN. Sold in 1998 as 3D-ADW and used for flights between South Africa and Angloa. Abandonded at Kinsasha late 1990s and scrapped there. Seen here at Rand in SAAF camouflage with ZS-XXX crudely applied and attempted removed. Photographer unknown

Still current on the NZ register at the time of posting.

Delivered to the USAAF as 41-107469 in 1944. To Chicago & Southern Airlines as NC53103 in 1946, Philippine Air Lines as PI-C102 in 1948 and Pacific Overseas Airlines as HS-POE in 1951. To Thai Airways as HS-TSA in 1958 then to the Thai Air Force in 1960. Returned to Thai Airways in 1965 then to Botswana National Airways as VQ-ZEF in 1966. Reregistered as A2-ZEF in 1968. To Suidwes Lugdiens as ZS-IPR in 1972. To the SAAF as 6906 in 1981. Back to ZS-IPR in 1995 then to the Dutch Dakota Association as PH-DDY in 1997. Preserved at Lelystad from 2004 as NL-316 and PH-TAR from 2020. Photographer unknown