Was never registered as RA-85039. Withdrawn from use at Vnukovo in 1993. Scrapped in 1996.

Ex Varig PP-VJF for whom operated from 1963 to 1971. With Modern Air until 1975 when it was bought by Denver Ports of Call intil its retirement in 1980 and its scrapping in 1998.

Built as a military Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, initially USN 34880, then diverted from an RAF order as FP841 to the SAAF, serving as 6441. Executive conversion carried out by Howard Aero Inc to Howard 500 standard with a new pressurised fuselage and uprated engines. Seen in transit at Prestwick parked in the Main Terminal's old Bay 4. Arrived from Geneva and departed transatlantic, initially for Keflavik.

Here still in the livery of its former corporate owner General Mills Inc. For a complete history, see Photo ID: 315198.

The minimal repaint shows an RCAF history for this DC-3. After years of neglect at Val D'or/QC while with Aviation Boréal, she was trucked out to Red Deer, Alberta in 2014 for Buffalo Airways spares use. Then in August 2018 it was shipped to Oshkosh/WI for Basler with registration N856LT allocated.

Covering the engine is a quilted insulation blanket. These were widely used to prevent chilling between flights. Current (2021) as N1675B in Alaska and with many after-market modifications (ref Photo ID: 173781).

An April Evening in Helsinki.