ZS-ASN Douglas DC-3C (C-47B-40-DK) Basler BT-67 Turbo-67 (MSN 16833/33581) of Spectrem Air, South Africa, at Jandakot Airport, Western Australia – 12 Nov 2017. Photo © David Eyre First visit to Western Australia. Taxying in to park on the grass at 1:15pm, flying in from South Africa via multiple stops over 8 days. Spectrem Air is a division of Anglo American Corporation and the aircraft is used for airborne electromagnetic surveys, detecting minerals underground. After having the wire aerials re-fitted, the aircraft flew to Nova Airstrip, east of Kalgoorlie, to conduct survey work. Built by Douglas at Oklahoma City, USA as a military C-47B-40-DK, it was delivered on 30 June 1945 to the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and given the military serial 44-77249 (tail number 477249). It went to the Royal Air Force in the UK as KP279 (designated a Douglas Dakota Mk.IV) in July 1945. In January 1952, it joined British European Airways as G-AMNV, named ‘Sir Eric Geddes’. Later registered EC-ATM, G-AMNV, SE-EDI, G-AMNV, (6V-AAM not taken up), G-AMNV (cancelled Jan 1965), VQ-ZEA, A2-ZEA, ZS-FKI (1968), ZS-NPI (Nov 1969), ZS-ASN (Feb 1973). In 1982, ZS-ASN was fitted with magnetometer tail ‘stinger’ and wingtip housings at Toronto, Canada. During 1991/1992, was converted to a Basler BT-67 (DC-3TP) (conversion number 11) during Nov 1991 – June 1992, re-engined with Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67R turboprop engines, with the fuselage stretched 40 inches ahead of the center-section, to maintain the centre of gravity (due to reduced weight of the turboprop engines). Later registered A2-ADL, ZS-ASN, PR-MGF, PT-WXE, ZS-ASN (31 Jul 2002), PR-MSY (2007), ZS-ASN (15 Feb 2008).