In very basic Ansett-ANA livery after a failed sale to Pan Indonesian Airlines. Scanned from a 35mm B&W negative.

A lovely shot scanned from a 35mm negative purchased from the late John Hopton.

The third DC-3 to be imported into Australia. It was purchased by ANA and entered the Australian Register as VH-ABR in 1938. It was impressed by the RAAF as A30-3 during World War II. In 1957 following the merger with Ansett Airways, it flew with Ansett-ANA. -ABR passed to subsidiary Airlines of South Australia in 1961. ASA retired the veteran DC-3 in March 1971 but it flew on doing charter work for Ansett Airlines of Australia until 1975. VH-ABR was displayed at Melbourne-Tullamarine before being restored in 1988 for the Australian Bicentennial. In the wake of the bankruptcy of Ansett, it passed to the R.M. Ansett Historical Aircraft Society,

This aircraft was withdrawn from use on 30 November 1967 and broken up at Essendon 4 November 1969. The wings went to VH-ANR as replacements.

This is the third DC-3 to be imported into Australia. It was purchased by ANA and first entered the Australian Register as VH-ABR in 1938 It spent its wartime registered as A30-3 with the RAAF. It was taken over in 1957 by Ansett-ANA and had a further spell with Airlines of South Australia in 1961. It was retired in 1975, but remained under Ansett ownership until 2008.

This is the third DC-3 to be imported into Australia. It was purchased by ANA and first entered the Australian Register as VH-ABR in 1938 It spent its wartime registered as A30-3 with the RAAF. It was taken over in 1957 by Ansett-ANA and had a further spell with Airlines of South Australia in 1961. It was retired in 1975, but remained under Ansett ownership until 2008.

Nice cockpit although instruments not representative of the 1930's.

The craftmanship on the restoration of this DC-3 is nothing short of outstanding.

Old markings are visible under the paint on the fin

Built as a C-47A and converted to Wright engines. Scrapped in 1970.

Built for American Airlines but taken over the US military as a C-50 in World War II. After the war it was sold to Australian National Airways and fitted with Wright engines in common with the rest of the ANA fleet. It had been built with Wrights but Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasps were installed in 1944. It passed to Ansett with the takeover of ANA and remained with the company until stored at Essendon airport in 1970. In 1972 it was ferried to Melbourne Tullamarine and repainted in Ansett's contemporary livery, then ferried to Moorabbin airport for display. It remains there.

Joined Australian National Airways in 1946, to Ansett-ANA when that airline was created in a merger and converted to a "Cargoliner" in 1960. Sold in Laos in 1968 as XW-TDM. It was shot down in May 1973.

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.

Registered to Delta as NC28346 in 6.44 after military service and flying as VQ-LAX for St Lucia Airways from 1974, this DC-3 had the misfortune to perish in Hurricane Hugo at San Juan on 17.9.89

Transferred to MMA in 1970. Later sold in the USA as N99131.

Imported into Australia in 1938. It was restored in 1988 as part of the Australian Bicentennial celebrations after 13 years off the register. Still registered in 2017 but in the hands of a society set up to maintain it. Ansett went out of business in 2001.

Fifth DC-3. Built as a DST for American NC16004. Oldest flying at the time picture was taken, which was 1969-70. Sold as ZS-DAK, it crashed on December 28, 1973.

Sold in Cambodia in 1972.

Ordered by Eastern Air Lines but delivered to USAAC as a C-49B. To Cambodia in 1971 as XU-FAI.

Wings removed in 1968 for sistership VH-ANR and rest of airframe scrapped