Later DO-4. On display at Finnish Airforce Museum (Jyväskylä, EFJY) as DO-4. Photo from: U.A. Saarinen / Finnish Heritage Agency

Ex 43-48250. Crashed in the woods in the village of Koivulahti, some 10,5 km from the Vaasa [EFVA] runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all 25 occupants were killed. Photo from: U.A. Saarinen / Finnish Heritage Agency

Former USAAF 43-48252, delivered to Türkiye on 6 December 1948. It is reported with code ETI-41 (1980) and later 12-041 and 1-041. The Dak was last assigned to 1 THKIKK at Eskisehir and was badly damaged in August 1994 when it lost its right engine during take-off from its homebase. Luckily, the aircraft was able to make a safe landing. The C-47 was damaged beyond economical repair and written off.

Delivered to the Hungarian Air Force as 206 27 March 1952, this Li-2T was transferred to Malév as HA-LIQ 20 March 1957. Returned to the air force 20 May 1964 and withdrawn from use during 1974. Stored at Budaörs until 1980 when it was transferred to museum as HA-LIQ. Seen here freshly painted and washed in the late summer sun.

First delivered to American Airlines as NC25629 "Flagship Kingsport" in July 1940, it served until 1949. It then briefly flew for Capitol Airways Inc. before passing to Ozark Air Lines Inc. who in 1957 re-registered it N137D. Retired by Ozark in 1967 it then passed through the hands of a number of corporate owners, including Air Exec (short for Air Executive Co.). This Ontario, CA based company, founded by James Webb and Russell Meek, was operational in the early 1970s. The aircraft was officially re-registered N29MA in December 1979, but that registration was never applied. It remained stored at Chino as N137D, which was still visible on the left-hand side of the fuselage at the time of this photo.

Ex 42-23937. Aero OY flight 217 crashed while on approach to Mariehamn [EFMA] killing 22 occupants; 3 survived the accident. Photo from: Väinö Kannisto / Helsinki City Museum

Ex 42-93096, later DO-12 and N58NA. Photo from: U.A. Saarinen / Finnish Heritage Agency

Brings back great memories of Gatwick in the 1960s!

This probably last flyable Li-2 occasionally doing joyrides from Budaörs.

Parked on an untidy ramp at Gimli Airport where it had been operated by FNT First Nations Transportation Inc. Still carrying elements of its previous later colours in service with Plummer's Lodges. Taken on charge new by the USAAF in 1943 as 43-48744. Transferred to the RCAF as 977, later re-numbered as 12958. Became CF-QHY in 1972. Joined FNT in 2007. Registered for a second time to Sioux Narrows Airways of Winnipeg, MB in 2009. Withdrawn from use and put into storage at Oshkosh, WI registered to Basler Turbo Conversions as N167TW in 2015.

Ex USAAF 43-15319, NL-207, PH-TBZ with KLM, and F-OAIU with Air Cameroon. Registered for Iberia 16 December 1955 and seen here at La Muñoza facilities. Spanish registration was cancelled 03 May 1974 to become RP-C149.

This 1940-vintage DC-3 remains extant and airworthy as of 2025 and is now resident in Turkey as N3291 with the M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum at Sivrihisar, Eskisehir.

This aircraft is currently exhibited in bare polished metal finish in the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.