Seen here with the Papua New Guinean flag still on the rudder and "05" on the nose (ex PNG Air Force P2-005). Second use of this registration on a DC-3, registered in Sep 1993. The first VH-PWN was cn 9286, registered in 1967. A 35mm Slide scanned with a Epson Perfection V700 Flatbed scanner.

Allocated U.S. serial number 44-76613 March 26, 1945 Transferred to the RAF under lend lease agreement at Montreal as KN470 - March 28, 1945. Returned to USAAF as 44-76613 - May 13, 1947 it became H-717 with the Pakistan Air Force on the 25th of November in 1947.Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ANMA - January 11, 1954. Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation VH-MML - April 20, 1954. It was sold to Air Niugini in January 1974 and registered P2-MML, later P2-ANV. Returned to Australia as VH-BPN in 1977.

Served the RAF as KJ938 from new in September 1944 until sale in July 1954. Operated by Jersey Airlines from April 1959 until merged into the British United Group in August 1963. To C-GOZA in September 1974.

If the rudder was fully painted it would say BUA. BIA did not start operations until mid 1970 and the color scheme was different.

Air North operated five DC-3s in the early years. This is the only one to have a serious accident. Flying back on August 19, 1995 after a two year lease to Waglisla Airlines in Vancouver, the right engine had to be shut down due to an overspeed propeller after take-off. Returning to Vancouver, the aircraft struck the bank of the Fraser River turning to the runway and was written off.

Built as 43-16367, this C-47B was bought by Air North bought in May 1986 and soon painted in their new green and yellow colors.

Painted as 4476252, which is an oddity and could cause some enthusiasts a headache. It should be 476252.

Originally 43-48851 this C-47 was delivered to the Air Force September 26, 1944 and on to the RAF as KJ939. Returned to the Mutual Aid Advisory Group in 1955, the aircraft was integrated back into the USAF. Stored in 1961, it was to become OB-LIT-633, which was not taken up and it became derelict at Tuscon, AZ.

VH-AGU seen during the time it was used to test the Interscan microwave landing system being developed jointly with the US. A light was fitted to the nose to help those on the ground track its approach path during testing at Melbourne-Tullamarine. Despite being adopted by ICAO as the world standard in 1978, Interscan came to halt 1994 when the US switched to a GPS based system. VH-AGU in the meantime had been sold in 1979 for charter work. Since 2013 it has been on the airshow circuit painted as a USAF AC-47 "Spooky" gunship.

British United's Dakota 4 is being serviced in front of the new terminal, opened in November 1962. KLM's Viscount 803 PH-VIF is parked alongside the international pier whilst operating the AMS-MAN-DUB schedule.

Allocated U.S. serial number 44-76613 March 26, 1945 Transferred to the R.A.F. under lend / lease agreement at Montreal as KN470 - March 28, 1945 Returned to U.S.A.A.F. as 44-76613 - May 13, 1947 it became H-717 with the Pakistan Air Force on the 25th of November in 1947.Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ANMA - January 11, 1954 Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MML - April 20, 1954. It was sold to Air Niugini in January 1974 and registered P2-MML. it was also operated by Bush Pilots. Dick Lang Safaris, Dakota National Air.

Ex RAF Dakota IV KK151 operated December 1944 until March 1952. Flown by many civil operators including BUIA frm November 1968 until April 1973. Still operational in 2013 at age 68 with 42,780 flying hours as at 31.12.11.

C-47B ex 43-16351 operated by Rio Negro from 1968 and then stored at San Justo from 1977 to 1986. Fate not known.

This aircraft is seen at the Flying Legends Airshow as it departs for a flypast over central London to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It is carrying the livery and titles of the Royal Air Force Transport Command.

In 2007 this sad fuselage minus its cockpit section was donated by owners Aces High to the Wings Museum in Balcombe. They restored it and fitted it with the cockpit section from c/n 19074, and by 2010 this composite fuselage had been placed on display there, painted as 42-100766 "Lilly Bell II".