El Adem near Tobruk was an RAF base in the Kingdom of Libya, used primarily as a staging post. During March 1960 Pioneers of No 230 Sqn were deployed here for exercise Starlight One. They were based at RAF Upavon and probably airlifted by Beverley transports. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Qantas' connection with the Liberator came in World War II when they were used non-stop between Australia and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as part of a UK- Australia air link. A couple were retained after the war as stopgap transports until more suitable airliners arrived. Photo from: National Library of Australia

The only flying example of the Merganser five-passenger transport. The reason given for its failure is that the Gipsy Queen 51 engine was not put in production. Further development led to the Percival Prince and Pembroke. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

The UK sent forces to Jordan in July 1958 in support of King Hussein. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

42-65414 was the only C-74 used on the Berlin Airlift, landing at Gatow for the first time on 17 August 1948, carrying 20 tons of flour. The aircraft made six round trips from Frankfurt within 24 hours on 18 September, carrying coal, but was withdrawn after only 25 trips in six weeks, being too dissimilar from the regular aircraft flow. It was then used to transport C-54 engines and parts from the USA to Germany. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

There were two Curtiss J aircraft both of which were sold to the US Navy. The famed Curtiss JN Jenny was an amalgam of the Curtiss J and Curtiss N. Curtiss landplanes were test flown from an area adjacent to Keuka Lake known as Kingsley Flats. Photo from: Canada Science and Technology Museum

Immediately after the war the USAAF sent this B-29 to Australia so that Australians could see what the famous aircraft looked like and also donate to a War Bond drive. It was re-named 'Waltzing Matilda' for the tour, which included every major city in Australia, as well as many smaller ones. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia

'At Sepulot airfield in Borneo during operations in the region,' likely during the Indonesian Confrontation which lasted until 1966. The Twin Pin was in Malaysian service from 1962 until 1974. Sapulut is a small town in Sabah; its airstrip is still referred to as Sepulot. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Struck off charge in 1957. One source says it was scrapped, another that it was used for target practice. Photo from: National Library of Australia

Ex G-EBTU which was flown by Captain W.N. Lancaster and Mrs J. Miller from the UK to Australia in 1928. The aircraft was sold in Australia becoming VH-UTU. Destroyed by fire after an accident at Singleton, NSW on June 6, 1936. Photo from: Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

'Local children watch as Westland Belvedere HC.1 XG453 of No 66 Sqn takes off from Krokong, Sarawak after it had transported a group of Ghurkhas during the Indonesian Confrontation.' Coded D on chin. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

A Bombay of No 216 Sqn in the desert environment it was designed for, at the 'Marble Arch' as the Allies called it. This was the Arco dei Fileni, built on the border between Tripolitania and Cirenaica by Mussolini in 1937 and demolished by Gaddafi in 1973. The airstrip here was suitable for large aircraft. Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45 suggests the Lutwaffe called it Arco Philanorum, but that was not the usual Italian name of the arch. The IWM caption suggests the photo was taken soon after the first fighters of No 239 Wing landed here on 18 December 1942. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

G-EAVI was owned by WA Hadden in Kincaidshire. It was flown by Jimmy Woods who became a significant figure in aviation in Western Australia. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia

Crashed on takeoff during an attempt to smuggle diamonds from the nearby Bogenfels diamond mine. All those involved arrested and charged. Namibia was under South African rule at the time. Photo from: Heritage Portal South Africa

G-AUEK seen here with Australian Aerial Services prior to its Puma engine being replaced by a Bristol Jupiter radial. Operated across NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Later VH-UEK. Crashed on landing at Wau, Papua New Guinea, on May 28, 1938. Not repaired. Photo from: Powerhouse Museum

Jimmy Woods set out in VH-UPD hoping to break Jim Mollison's record from Australia to the UK of six days. Woods took six weeks to get there due to bad luck and bad weather. UPD was impressed into the RAAF as A7-104 in July 1940 and there its story ended. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia

At BOAC's wartime Bristol base. Fortuna crashed near Shannon on 16 July 1943. Photo by: F W Crouch / Imperial War Museums

Sold in 1954 as N1596V for use in aerial survey. Later VH-WWS. Photo from: Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

Aircraft of The Poachers aerobatic team in then standard colour scheme with dayglow stripes. By May 1969 the team's aircraft were in the new red and white standard scheme to which a blue sash was later added. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Preparing for American's first cargo flight, which they claimed to be the first scheduled cargo flight in the world. Note the Flagship Airfreighter titles. The flight, which took 19 hours, carried more than 2,700 kg of cargo from LaGuardia Field to Burbank, California. This very early DC-3 was delivered as a Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST) in June 1936, before being impressed by the USAAF as 42-56103 in May 1942 and converted to C-49E. The aircraft was returned to American in June 1944 and served with them until sold in August 1947. It eventually crashed on 28 December 1948 en-route from San Juan (PR) to Miami. Photo from: American Airlines