Frits sent me some photo negatives and slides from his conscription period in Surinam, 1973 - 1974. He did not have the fascination for classic aeroplanes yet, but as a keen photographer he did photograph these..

8R-GAS (c/n 19691) of Guyana Airways, seen at Georgetown,Guyana. Note the deHavilland DHC-4.

PZ-TLC of KLM Aerocarto; note the unpainted rudder. C/n 6053 was registered to KLM 02Jul76 and continued to Gum Air NV, and later again, to Aviateca Guatamala as TG-AXA (16Mar79).
It was destroyed, at some point in time, at Carmelita, Guatamala. Photo taken at Zanderij.

A buddy of Frits in the tropical heat..

Douglas DC-6 of the Surinaamse Overzeese Luchtdienst (Surinam Overseas Airservice)

Fernand van de Plas suggested the following identity: "PZ-CLG Douglas DC-6A (c/n 44259). Registered in 1975 to Caraibische Lucht Transport, ex/ PJ-CLG. In April 1976 it went to Bellomy-Lawson Aviation, registered as N6259C, 06May77."
TAHS' Piston Airliner Production List offers the additional info: 'delivered to Pan American World Aws May 1954 as N6259C and bought by Ariana Afghan Word Airways in April 1960 to become YA-DAN. Became PJ-CLG in 1972. From Bellomy-Lawson Aviation it went in Feb.78 to Aggie Aircraft Corp. and was registered TI-AOQ for Ruta Aerea Nacional SA (RANSA) upon its purchase dated 16Jul79'; but whether it ever flew for them..?
Its final fate is unknown but I suppose it has been scrapped by now.

Fernand reconsidered and followed up with: "I don't think it could be a DC-6A, but rather a DC-6B because of the wide cockpitdoor and its off-center window; so either a DC-6B or (reconfigured) DC-6BF. But it could also be a DC-7, a DC-7B or DC-7C."
Fernand continued and wrote: "It has to be a DC-7BF.., they obviously have the same forward fuselage as the DC-6B or DC-7C... And I think this is c/n 45335, former Eastern Airlines, with registration PZ-TDA; the owner was Ed Kelly from the US, in 1971, and he operated from Paramaribo and Miami!" 

On PZ-TDA I found: 'PZ-TDA Douglas DC-7B 45335 N836D (Eastern Airlines) 01.04.1970 rgd Edward Kelly. Operated by Surinaamse Overzeese Luchtvaartmij. Last flight during 1971, abandoned Paramaribo (Surinam), derelict.'

Anyway, Fernand van de Plas has yet another candidate...

PZ-TAK Douglas DC-7C ( cn45470)
N771A (10.06.1965 ALCOA, 00.01.1970 Henry Goodman), JA6303 (00.02.1958)
10.03.1971 rgd Surinaamse Luchtvracht Onderneming
16.06.1971 cancelled
00.04.1973 Seen Miami-International (US) as PZ-TAK
to N531K, CP-1291 (Sudamericana), 27.07.1980 w/o.

See image on Aviation Safety Network which shows a different colourscheme..

9Y-TDY (c/n 19759) is a DC-3 of Beach Airways, this photo was also taken at Surinam's airport Zanderij.
It seems that this DC-3 9Y-TDY survives anno 2009 at a Guyana airport! :

It was posted by 'noizeedave' on the Warbird Information Exchange (WIX, topic) forum 01Jun09, initially identified as 9Y-TGY, but corrected 'she is 9Y-TDY (c/n 19759). I reviewed my pics and the G is a D. The exact same tail numbers and letter are faintly visible still.'
The location is Georgetown, Cheddi Jagan Int'l Airport, Guyana.

Cessna 402A PZ-TLB of KLM Aerocarto; of c/n 402A0037 I found the following history:
OY-AGO (N4537G) - 27.08.1970 rgd KLM Aerocarto 07.1971 cancelled - to YV-E-APU - 19.06.1972 registered PZ-TLB again - date ??? cancelled - to C-GDWT.

Consolidated PBY-5A VP-BPS (c/n 1997)
Open Day & air show, Koninklijke Luchtmacht, Deelen air base - 1998 .

VP-BPS crashed 27Jul98, details on AviationSafety Network

Consolidated PBY-5A N423RS (c/n 1785) at Duxford in August 1999.

N423RS on Airliners.net

On www.catalina.org.uk (Feb,2008 news edition) I read the following update:
"Here in the UK, the future of PBY-5A N423RS looks somewhat uncertain...
It has been in open storage at Lee on the Solent airfield, the former HMS Daedulus, since its arrival there and it has not flown since that date. Rumours of a sale have circulated from time to time but without apparent result. Now, to add to its problems, the future of the airfield itself is looking unsafe!
Owners of resident aircraft have been given notice to quit and the airfield is to close to all aviation use except for the resident Hampshire Constabulary which flies from there.
However, the closure date has been extended twice and is currently set for late-Spring. Whether the airfield will be reprieved or the Catalina will be restored to airworthy condition once more and flown out remains to be seen."

DC-4 / C-54E N96358 (c/n 27284), Tanker 160 of Aero Flite Inc.
It was registered to Brooks Fuel in Jan.2007 and migrated to Fairbanks,AK for its new employer.

Frits came across these Douglas DC4’s on an airstrip near Chester, CA (south of Lassen Vulcanic Park, on Hwy 36).
The photos were taken on 23Oct99.

DC-4 / C-54G N82FA (c/n 35960), Tanker 161 of Aero Flite Inc (based at Kingman,AZ).

N82FA was bought by Brooks Fuel too, but crashed 17Jan07 in Alaska when it suffered an uncontrolled fire in flight, some 5 miles short of Nenana,AK. The crew got out ok but the aircraft was written off.

N82FA on Airliners.net

PZL Mielec An-2P
HA-ANI cn 1G13255

Ameland Airport Ballum (EHAL)
April 2004

Antonov's An-2 production responsibility was transferred to Poland's PZL Mielec in the 1960s, with the first example flying on October 23 1960. Aside from the An-2P, Polish versions include the An-2PK VIP transport, An-2PR for TV relay work, An-2S ambulance, An-2TD paratroop transport, An-2P cargo/passenger version, An-2 Geofiz geophysical survey version, passenger An-2T and An-2TP, and agricultural An-2R. More...

Antonov An-2
c/n 1G-17248.
Used to operate with the Lithuanian Air Force and was 'code 19 (yellow)'.

At Lelystad Airport,
Sep. 2003.

Frits sent me this photo of Douglas C-47 c/n 19054, N3239T "Tico Belle".
He wrote: "This one has a totally different 'Belle' on the nose than I have seen on other photos!
This one was made on 29Mar1998 in the Valiant Air Combat Museum (Titusville,FL).
I quite literally found this photo in an old shoebox recently, from a period in which I had hardly any time to indulge in this hobby."

N3239T on AIRLINERS.NET

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