Douglas DC-3 - Votec

Votec was the biggest helicopter operator in Latin America in the 70s when they decided to start to operate also as regional airline, and purchased DC-3s (C-47s originally from Brazilian Air Force) that were completely modernized and served the amazonic routes starting from the late 70s. Kept in good conditions and free from mishaps, despite serving the less forgiving area of the continent, all DC-3s were later sold to private operators from 1985. Curiously the flight codes from Votec are still active through Latam, coded JJ, including transoceanic flights due to to the intermediation of TAM.