Construction completed at Long Beach, California - October 31, 1942

Built as a Douglas C-47-DL

Allocated U.S. serial number 41-18646

Arrived in Brisbane for use with 6 Troop Carrier Squadron, 5th Air Force - January 12, 1943

Aircraft was named 'Irene'

During the war it used the radio callsign 'VHCFB'

Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force - July 11, 1944

Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation - July 12, 1944

Converted to civilian standards by Australian National Airways at Essendon Airport

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AER - January 30, 1945

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Leased to Guinea Airways Ltd - January 29, 1945 to October 14, 1946

Transferred to Trans Australia Airlines - October 14, 1946

Aircraft was named 'Batman' and later 'Dampier'

Entered service with Trans Australia Airlines - October 14, 1946

Leased to East West Airlines - May 11, 1955

Reregistered as VH-EWF - June 14, 1955

Aircraft was named 'Oxley City'

Crash landed into freshwater lake on the East Lakes Golf Course after engine failure - November 4, 1957

Aircraft had departed Sydney with 24 passengers on flight to Tamworth - nil injuries

Recovered from the lake suffering minimal damage, was repaired and re-entered service

Sold to East West Airlines - October 5, 1958

Reregistered as VH-EWE - August 28, 1958

Operated by East West for the N.S.W. Department of Lands for aerial photography - November 3, 1965 to 1972

Aircraft was named 'Phillip F. Adams'

Sold to Connair Pty Ltd - August 9, 1973

Delivered to Connair at Alice Springs - August 17, 1973

Sold to Fleetair Services, Tasmania and based at Essendon - October 14, 1976

Sold to Masling Commuter Services Pty Ltd for onsale to IPEC - March 11, 1977

Sold to Panair - December 1979

Carried the name 'Banana Airlines' but retained basic IPEC livery for film

Sold to J.P. Racovolis and leased to Setair in the full livery - February 12, 1980

Sold to Cranways Pty Ltd - August 5, 1980

Transferred to General Cargo Australia - February 1981

Sold to Setair - October 18, 1982

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - February 1983

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 11, 1983

Sold to McDonalds Family Restaurants - March 1983

Restored & refurbished by North-West Airlines into old T.A.A. livery

Transported to Adelaide and used as dining room at the McDonalds West Lakes complex

Sold to Jeff Morgan of Karoona, South Australia - 2000

VH-AER. Trans Australia Airlines - in the original livery date and location unknown.

VH-EWF. East West Airlines - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. EWA - in the modified livery at Canberra Airport, March 1963.

VH-EWE. East West Airlines - in the new livery at Sydney Airport, March 1965.

VH-EWE. East West Airlines - with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, December 1966.

VH-EWE. East West - final livery with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, June 1969.

VH-EWE. East West - final livery with 'Aerial Survey Unit' titles at Sydney Airport, September 1970.

VH-EWE. East West - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1972.

VH-EWE. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. Connair Australia's Airline Outback - in the full livery at Alice Springs Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. Connair - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1976.

VH-EWE. Connair - with revised titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1976.

VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in a modified livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1977.

VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in a modified livery at Corowa Airport, September 1977.

VH-EWE. Fleet Air - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1978.

VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1979.

VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1979.

VH-EWE. Ipec - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1979.

VH-EWE. Ipec - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

VH-EWE. Banana Airlines - in basic Ipec livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

VH-EWE. Setair - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1980.

VH-EWE. Setair - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1980.

VH-EWE. Setair - in the basic livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1983.

VH-AER. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, November 1983.

VH-AER. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the full livery at West Lakes, Adelaide, February 1988.

VH-AER. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the full livery at West Lakes, Adelaide, October 1988.