Former AC-47 gunship. If you look closely you can see the holes in the windows for the guns!

2 Jun 44: TOS USAAF. 6 Jun 44: TOS RAF as Dakota III, KG668, at Montreal, Canada. 8/44: 24 Squadron. 9/45: 436 Squadron. 3/46: 435 Squadron. 4/46: Sold to Canadian government. 6/46: TOS RCAF as KG668. Assigned to Central Experimental Proving Establishment, Uplands, Ontario. 6/70: Reserialed as 12942 as CC-129 type. Beginning 1/75: Registered C-GRSA, N471AF, XA-SYN. 2/99: Aero Freight Inc Las Cruces, NM as N472AF.. 5/17: Vintage Wings Aircraft LLC, Terre Haute, IN.

Originally 43-48148, operated for PCA from late 1972 until early 1974. Photo by Steve Kraus.

Ex FZ681, 42-108843. Registered to Air Freight September 1970. To Skyways Cargo Airlines May 1975. To Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AGQ June 1977. Written off in a landing accident in Deghabour, Ethiopia 25th Oct 1978. The historic Lympne airport closed to commercial operations in October 1974, continuing as a GA airfield until 1984.

Exceedingly difficult to satisfactorily photograph whole! This C-47 is actually VH-BAA, which flew with Brain & Brown Airfreighters until 1979, painted to represent VH-EWE of Connellan Airways colours as operated from here at the old Alice Springs airport. Previously VH-EBW/EBH/EAL/BAK with Qantas, A65-49 and 42-93199

18 Apr 44: TOS USAAF. Wartime records missing. 22 Aug 46: To RFC. Ca.1946: Registered NC41398. Ca.1948: Automotriz Ofarill SA, Brazil, with c/r XB-JIN. June/54: Pemex with c/r XC-BIN. April/73: Westernair, Albuquerque, NM with c/r N90830. March/75: Landmark Bank, Tampa, FL. June/77: Hank Maierhoffer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. November/80: A.M. Meinerz, Brookfield, WI. April/84: AMF Enterprises, Ft. Lauderdale. October/85: E.R. Bozarth, Orlando, FL. March/86: Cypress Technical Training Center, Lakeland, FL. March/94: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, MI.

Hamburg Airport Classics 2007

27 Mar 44: TOS USAAF. April/44: North African Wing, Transport Command. August/45: Returned to USA. June/46: RFC. November/46: West Coast Airlines, with c/r NC44587. April/62: leased to Pacific Western Airlines with c/r CF-ONH. August/63: Returned to West Coast Airlines and c/r N44857. Ca.1966: Air West. January/69: Operated by Aerodyne Corporation, Renton, WA. April/69: Owned by Aerodyne. January/88: Salair Inc Air Cargo, Seattle, WA with c/r N353SA. January/92: R.F. Aircraft Services Inc, Olympia, WA with c/r N44587. December/97: Alta Leasing Inc, Salt Lake City, UT. By 2000: Desert Air Transport, Anchorage, AK.

27 Mar 44: TOS USAAF. 4/44: North African Wing, Transport Command. 8/45: Returned to USA. 6/46: RFC. 11/46: West Coast Airlines, with c/r NC44587. 4/62: leased to Pacific Western Airlines with c/r CF-ONH. 8/63: Returned to West Coast Airlines and c/r N44857. Ca.1966: Air West. 1/69: Operated by Aerodyne Corporation, Renton, WA. 4/69: Owned by Aerodyne. 1/88: Salair Inc Air Cargo, Seattle, WA with c/r N353SA.1/92: R.F. Aircraft Services Inc, Olympia, WA with c/r N44587. 12/97: Alta Leasing Inc, Salt Lake City, UT. By 2000: Desert Air Transport, Anchorage, AK.

6 Mar '44: TOS USAAF. D-Day: Was lead aircraft for the invasion, dropping paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division at 0048. Hit by Flak. Returned to England, repaired Flak damage, then made 2nd mission in the evening, delivering a glider load of troops and equipment. 1944: Flew many missions flying supplies into France and evacuated wounded troops to England. 15 Aug 44: Dropped paratroopers in Operation Dragoon. 17 Sep 44: Dropped paratroopers during Operation Market Garden. 12/44-1/45: Flew supply missions during Battle of the Bulge. 24 Mar 45: Dropped paratroopers for Operation Varsity.