Ex 44-77249, G-AMNV, EC-ATM, SE-EDI, 6V-AAM, VQ-ZEA, A2-ZEA, ZS-FKI, ZS-NPI, and A2-ADL. Became the 11th Basler conversion to BT-67 in 1992 as ZS-ASN for operation by Spectrem Air on worldwide geophysical surveys. Registered briefly in Brazil as PT-WXE in 2000 and PR-MGF in 2002. Photographer unknown

now on display at the South African Airlines Museum at Rand - photographer unknown

ZS-ASN visited Australia to undertake electromagnetic surveys for a mining company.

Ex 44-77249, G-AMNV, EC-ATM, SE-EDI, 6V-AAM, VQ-ZEA, A2-ZEA, ZS-FKI, ZS-NPI, and A2-ADL. Became the 11th Basler conversion to BT-67 in 1992 as ZS-ASN for operation by Spectrem Air on worldwide geophysical surveys. Registered briefly in Brazil as PT-WXE in 2000 and PR-MGF in 2002.

Now part of the South African Airways museum at Rand Airport, Lodestar ZS-ASN was previously housed at OR Tambo International in the care of the South African Airways Historic Flight. It flew its last service for the airline on 18th March 1955 and was subsequently used by the Aircraft Operating Company for aerial survey work throughout Africa, before undergoing restoration with the SAA apprentice school at what was then known as Jan Smuts International Airport.

Delivered to the South African Air Force in November 1940 as 1372. To South Afican Airways in February 1946 as ZS-ASN. Converted to an aerial survey aircraft around 1955 and used for survey work throughout Africa until it was withdrawn from service in February 1973. To the museum in December 1973, where restoration started in 1974.

On arrival from South Africa, prior to the survey gear fitment.

After RAF service it flew with British European Airways as G-AMNV. As if that was not enough of a UK connection, it visited on early IT flights as EC-ATM with TASSA. Here a world away and barely recognizable as a highly modified survey aircraft. Believed to be still going strong in 2021.

Lockheed Lodestar in the South African Airways museum at Rand Airport

This extraordinary beast, used for mineral surveys world-wide, still going strong after 55 years. Flew as Dakota IV G-AMNV with various companies till going to Africa in 1965. Fitted with magnetometer tail and wingtip housings at Toronto in 1982 and converted to turbo by Basler ten years later