operated by AVESCA - crashed nr. Medellin in 2004 while operating for Aerovanguardia - photographer unknown

Rolando Canedo founded Lineas Aereas Canedo to fly charters in Bolivia, with this C-46 and this restored C-117D, seen here stored at Cochabamba in 2013, after plans seemed to have paused.

Just sitting pretty at Opa Locka, this rather anonymous turbo DC-3 from Venezuela.

Still going strong, the immortal DC-3! N271SE of Florida Air Cargo is seen here at its home Opa Locka, waiting for its next assignment.

Dakota heaven Villavicencio in 2008. HK-1175 was delivered 43-15966 in 1944. To NC53474 and NC65743 in 1946, N65743, N3935C, CF-DME in 1956, N5592A in 1959 and to Lineas Areas La Uracca as HK-1175 in 1964. To Transamazonica in 1985 then to Air Colombia by 2008, the year this picture was taken.

Apparently one of the first C-47s in PAL service, delivered in 1946. Ex 43-48167. Photo by: Harrison Forman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

This is ex PT-KUC in fake Fuerza Aerea Colombiana colours as HK-123. Parque Jaime Duque is north of Bogota and has a few classic airacrft. The park is adjacent to the new location of the Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano (since 2016).

This shiny Dak was flown to Panama a few months before this picture was taken and kept on the ground due to "irregularities".

Photo by Alain Grea.

Formerly 43-15597 C-47A-85-DL, msn 20063 became NC63107 in 1958 and N135FS in 1964.

One of the longest serving DC-3C in the world must be N138FS. It is still in use with Florida Air Cargo to this day.

Still in LADU colours and titles, this DC-3 was put aside at Rionegro after being caught in a narcotics bust. It sat next to the apron for years.

The former US Navy C-117D 17190 made a very welcome stopover at Hato as CP-2421 on its way to its new owner in Bolivia, Lineas Aereas Canedo.

Preserved at the entrance to this extremely interesting, now closed, airfield in a mountain that straddles Croatia and Bosnia. The plane was built for the USAAF as 44-76592 and later flew with the RAF as KN453. Note that the port and starboard sides are different.

US Army Air Force 42-23951 was transferred to Qantas as VH-AFA in August 1944. Later VH-AEZ with Trans Australian Airlines, the aircraft worked it's way around the world as VR-NCO, 5B-AA, EI-ANK, G-ATBE before coming to Canada in 1970 for North Coast Air Services. Pictured with Ilford Riverton Airways (later Air Manitoba), the aircraft was last flying for Points North Air Service 1994 - 98, it was donated to the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum in 2014.

Delivered to USAF as 43-49849 10th Jan 1945 and transferred to the RAF as KN241 16th Jan 1945. Registered G-AMZH 2nd May 1953 and sold to TAA Niugini as VH-SBW 16th May 1965 and re-registered P2-SBW 4th March 1974. Re-registered P2-ANQ 3rd Dec 1975 and withdrawn from use 31st July 1977. Preserved and displayed at a roundabout at AYPY (Port Moresby)

Parked on old general aviation side of the field along with another Dak. Delivered to the USAAF on 30May1944 as 42-108962 and transferred to the RAF 4 days later as KG651. To ZS-BRW on 16May1947 Pan African Air Charters. To the UK 06Feb1951 as G-AMHJ with Cyprus Airways. Later with Iraq Petroleum Transport Co, Hunting Clan,British United, Morton Air Services, BUIA, British Island Airways, Macedonian Aviation, Intra Airways, Jersey European, Air Atlantique, Air Luton and Atlantic Air Transport. WFU CVT 04 Jan 2002. Restored 2004 at Shawbury as KG651. To Metheringham visitor centre 16 Nov 2015.