ANA standardised on the Wright Cyclone as used by its prewar DC-3 fleet. VH-IND was an ex USAAF C-47A and also received a passenger door in place the C-47s double doors as part of the civil conversion. After ANA was acquired by Ansett, VH-IND was transferred in 1960 to the group's New Zealand subsidiary, SPANZ, as ZK-BYE. It was refitted with Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasps. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

SPANZ was the New Zealand subsidiary of Australia's Ansett Transport Industries, which owned several Australian airlines. ZK-BYE was ex Ansett (VH-IND). The photo was taken the month SPANZ ceased trading. -BYE was sold in Laos. Eric Allen photo

Build as a C-47A. Sold to ANA in Australia VH-IND. Double cargo doors replaced by a single passenger door and P&W R-1830 engines replaced by Wright R-1820s in line with rest of the fleet. ANA taken over by Ansett. VH-IND transferred to subsidiary South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ) as ZK-BYE. Given Viewmaster windows and P&W R-1830 refitted. WFU when SPANZ closed. Sold to Air America in Laos as XW-PFX in February 1968.