Delivered to the USAAF as 42-92157 in 1943. To the RAF as FL565 in 1944 then to the SAAF as 6873 in 1945. To ZS-NTE in 1996.

Delivered to the US Army Air Force in September 1943 as 42-92157. To the RAF as FL585 in January 1944. Delivered to the South African Air Force in October 1945 as 6873. Retired in 1995, sold as ZS-NTE. Restored to flying condition (and modified from a C-47 cargo version to DC-3 passenger configuration) in 2009, after 7 years of storage. The aircraft was flown to Zweibrücken (Germany) in 2015. In 2017, Aer Lingus supported the arrival of the aircraft to Ireland, where it was repainted in Aer Lingus' 1956 livery with registration EI-ACD (which used to belong to an actual Aer Lingus DC-3.

Note in the Background the Lufthansa Ju-52 in the Base to Speyer Airfield

Putting in an energetic display in the hands of the renowned Captain Flippie Vermeulen.

Based at Weston to take part in the Foynes & Bray Airshows. It had been painted in the 1950's Aer Lingus livery at Shannon a few weeks earlier.

Beautifully painted in late-1950s Aer Lingus livery.

Ex 42-92157, RAF FL565 and SAAF 6873; previously operated by Phoebus Apollo and from 2017 based at Zweibrucken in Germany after repaint into period Aer Lingus colours