Delivered new to Eastern as NC18121. Was impressed into service during WW2 as a C-49G.

C-47A 42-100813 passed through the Reconstruction Finance Corp (RFC) in 1945. Registered NC51793, it would be bought by Canadian Pacific Airlines July 23, 1946 and registered CF-CRX. It would be the airline's last piston airliner, in later years being used for pilot training and special events until sold October 23, 1974. Here with Harrison Airways, but still in basic CP Air colors. Later christened "Tweedsmuir", it went to Futura Aviation in 1979 before exported to the USA. As N950HA, it's been withdrawn from use since 1985, presumed scrapped when the registration was cancelled in 2011.

Built as USAAF 41-20094, a C-53-DO. Transferred to the USN as an R4D-3, BuNo 05074. When this photo was taken Shawnee was operating as a subsidiary of Florida Airlines.

Built for USAAF as C-53 42-47375 serving in Africa and Caribbean. Civilianised in February 1945. This was the only aircraft in the Florida Airways International fleet, operated by for a short period in 1973/74.

Kahili operated from 1979 to 1981, otherwise known as Trans National Airlines of Hawaii. This was an original passenger DC-3-362 first delivered to TWA as N1949 in 3.41, sold twelve years later as a corporate transport. Scrapped at Honolulu in the mid-1980s after storm damage

Built as a C-53D 42-68847 but delivered direct to Panagra in September 1943. From the airline 60 years ago.

Built for Pan Am as NC25641 in May 1940, but quickly passed on to their affiliate Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. This image taken in 1941 in front a a vintage hangar with radio station and/or control tower above. Obtained from CMA over 50 years ago.

Built in June 1942 for USAAF as C-53 Skytrooper 42-47375 with small passenger door. To Pan Am as NC15582 in February 1945. Served Air Sunshine from November 1974 until August 1979.

Exported to Grand Cayman in May, 1979