A visit to Hanover (HAJ) was disappointing, so I looked for somewhere to go and saw Alastair's photo of Mia. I instantly decided to drive to Hildesheim and was very happy to find her still here, easy to photograph and even wearing new titles. Note the tailboom, already fitted earlier.

A new operator for this 1944 aircraft!

This plane was originally built as a C-47B and delivered to the USAAF as 43-48859 and later served with the Armée de l'air and South Vietnamese AF as 348859. A period of storage at MASDC followed from 1968 until 1992 but in February 1998 it was ferried to Oshkosh (KOSH) as N40386 for the turboprop conversion. After a short lease to the USAF, the registration N40386 was cancelled and the plane became C-GEAJ in August 2007. It has since survived two crashes, one in Antartica and a collision with a snowplough in Ontario, and is still going strong.

One of two Basler BT-67 aircraft in the White Desert fleet which is used for flying in the interior of Antarctica.

This veteran airplane was originally delivered as C-47B 43-48859 to the USAAF and served with the French and South Vietnamese forces afterwards, as 348859. From 1968 until 1992 she was stored at MASDC. Early in 2000 the Basler turboprop conversion took place under registration N40386, along with outfitting as an airtanker. In 2004, the USAF leased her back and in 2007, C-GEAJ was applied. As such, this die-hard even crashlanded in Antarctica, was repaired, and did several ocean crossings since then. Resting here at current home base Calgary.

Named "Mia" in very small print on the nose.