Built as a Lockheed 12A Junior Electra at Lockheed Burbank - 1937

Powered by Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB engines

Delivered to the USAAC as an C-40A - March 23, 1939

Allocated U. S. serial number 38-545

Reclassified as a Lockheed UC-40A - January 1943

Deemed to be surplus to requirements and sold to Pure Oil Company, Chicago - ?

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as NC48471 - ?

Reregistered as N37P - ?

Rergistered as N299A - ?

Reregistered as N712FM - ?

Registered to A. D. Rhoades, Galveston, Texas

Sold to Keystone Builders Supply, Oklahoma City - ?

Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City - January 1967

Sold to Mustang Enterprises, Houston, Texas - ?

Sold to Larry Gulliher, Oklahoma City - ?

Sold to Aircraft and Engine Enterprises, Moore, Oklahoma - July 1969

Sold to William J. Haynes, Oklahoma City - ?

Sold to Donald R. Eyre, Sandy, Oregon - ?

Registered to Donald R. Eyre, Moses Lake, Washington - August 1981

Sold to Ray Piggott, Mareeba, Queensland for $34,000 - 1982

Arrived Cairns at conclusion of delivey flight - June 1982

Was intended that aircraft would be operated in charter / air safari business t/a Air Heart Safaris

This did not eventuate but aircraft was based at Mareeba and used occasionally for parachute drops

As it retained its U. S. registration it had to be 'exported' and 'imported' annually

To meet this requirement it was flown Mareeba - Port Moresby - Mareeba

Withdrawn from use and stored at Mareeba - October 1983

Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - July 17, 1987

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HID (CofR ?) - September 16, 1987

Registered to J. J. Rundell, Greenwood, Western Australia

Aircraft was named 'Silver City'

Ferried Mareeba - Alice Springs - Perth (Jandakot) - October 26, 1987

Registered to John Conley, c/- Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, N.S.W. - February 2, 1989

Registered to International Jetairline Sales Pty Ltd, Mascot, N.S.W. - December 30, 1997

Observed being operated out of Albury by John Love - September 1998

Registered to Australian Aircraft Sales (NSW) Pty Ltd, Sydney Airport, N.S.W. - December 19, 2001

John Conley passed away - September 11, 2006

Ownership transferred to Doug Hamilton, Whorouly, Victoria - August 9, 2007

Aircraft stored at Albury pending construction of hangar at Whorouly

Current - 2012