Registered N150L when delivered to Bonanza in October 1959, this Fairchild built F-27A was re-registered N750L in 1964. Merged with Air West in March 1968, the airline was bought by Howard Hughes in 1969 and re-named Hughes Air West the following year. Sold to Air Mauritanie as 5T-CJU, Horizon Air acquired the aircraft in May 1984 (N4798W) and converted to an F-27J re-registered N280PH by July. With CATA Linea Aerea as LV-PAD / AZV from 1987. Retired in 1995, parts were be used to re-build F-27 LV-RLB (cn 42), the abandoned fuselage was donated to a technical school in Buenos Aires circa 2005.

Delivered to Northwest Airlines as NC25610 in January 1940. Impressed as a C-48B, 42-56629. Returned to Northwest in 1944. To China Air Transport in 1949. Captured by Communist forces at some point. To Bonanza in 1955. To ANA in 1961 as JA5077. Leased by Korean Air Lines as HL4005 for some time. Stored in 1966. Registered to Winner Airways of Taiwan as B-313 in 1970. Photo from: Orange County Archives

Crashed near Salt Lake City on November 27, 1965. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Bonanza Air Lines were based in Las Vegas, Nevada and its first F-27 was photographed over the Hoover Dam. The type was called Silver Dart by Bonanza. N145L was re-registered N745L and crashed on approach to LAS on 15 November 1964. Three crew and 26 passengers were killed.

Leased short-term from Southern Airways and still wearing the latter's colour scheme, but with "Bonanza Funjet" titles. Photo obtained from Douglas in the early 1970s.