In 1987, Betsy began a new life in New Zealand, when she was purchased by a group of our New Zealand Warbird pilots and friends.
For many years the DC3 was painted in the D-Day colours used by the Royal Air Force during World War 2 – olive green on the upper surfaces and eggshell blue below.
In 2007, the DC3 was repainted to represent the aircraft “NZ3546” from No.42 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. NZ3546 was one of the last two DC3s in the RNZAF service. Sold by tender, NZ3546 is now believed to be based at Wonderboom, South Africa.