Construction completed at Long Beach, California - November 6, 1942

Built as a Douglas C-47-DL

Allocated U.S. serial number 41-18662

Allocated to the 5th Air Force and delivered to Archerfield, Brisbane - January 15, 1943

Used by 41st Troop Carrier Squadron with radio callsign 'VHCGF' and named 'Morano'

Used by 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron with radio callsign 'VHCGF' and named 'Johnny Reb II'

Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation - having flown 1,800 hours - July 10, 1944

Converted to civilian standards - 24 seats - by Australian National Airways at Essendon Airport

Was the first C-47 to be 'civilianised' in Australia

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AEP - October 3, 1944

Registered to Commonwealth of Australia / Department of Civil Aviation

Leased to Australian National Airways - October 1944

Transferred to Trans Australia Airlines - September 12, 1946

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission - September 17, 1946

When taken over by T.A.A. it had amassed some 5,987 hours

Aircraft was named 'Sturt' and later 'Murray'

Entered service with Trans Australia Airlines - September 19, 1946

Ferried to Fairey Clyde Aviation at Bankstown Airport, Sydney - February 1961

Converted to passenger / freighter configuration

Reregistered as VH-SBK - April 13, 1961

Flown to Melbourne for tests using 'JATO' rockets fitted under rear fuselage

Test flying conducted by Capts J. A. Boyd & R. Slater - each rocket conversion cost $A 6,000

Operated services in Papua New Guinea from June 21, 1961

Mainly used as a freighter with 'sidesaddle' seating down the side of the cabin

Withdrawn from T.A.A. service and placed in open storage at Brisbane - October 2, 1967

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales (A.A.S.) - April 22, 1968

Sold to Seulewah Air Services - becoming PK-RDC - July 1968

Aircraft was named 'Dharma Putra'

Departed Brisbane on delivery flight to Jakarta, Indonesia - September 22, 1968

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 28, 1968

No longer registered in Indonesia - final fate uncertain at this point