I-LORD  Douglas DC-3                                                 (c/n  4496)

                                

                                    Societa Aerea Mediterranea was a subsidiary of Ala Littoria founded back in 1928.   When
                                    Alitalia was formed after WW II, it became a subsidiary of that organization.     Evidence of
                                    this can be seen in the above 1960s image showing its Alitalia-like paint scheme,   SAM ran
                                    domestic passenger and freight services within Italy, although these were suspended in 1976. 
                                    I-LORD was a prior C-47-DL, serial 41-18434, and was one of many dispersed to Italian
                                    airlines after the war (I doubt if money changed hands; they were probably part of the Marshall
                                    Plan).     In 1964 this C-47 went to the Royal Rhodesian Air Force and, after several years
                                    to the Zambia Air Force.    Fate unknown.