Construction completed at the Douglas Long Beach plant - July 3, 1943

Built as a Douglas C-47A-35-DL

Delivered to the USAAF - July 3, 1943

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-23949

Arrived Amberley for use by 5th Air Force - August 13, 1943

Operated under radio callsign 'VHCGM'

Aircraft was named 'Sacktime Express'

Acquired by the Commonwealth of Australia / D.C.A. for use by airlines - May 1945

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AEZ - May 2, 1945

Registered to the Commonwealth of Australia

Leased to Qantas Empire Airways

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission for T.A.A. - April 24, 1947

Aircraft was named 'Currie'

Whilst in T.A.A. service it was utilised as a freighter with double doors

Operated its final revenue service with T.A.A. - February 17, 1955

Sold to East West Airlines Ltd - February 18, 1955

Reregistered as VH-EWD - March 10, 1955

Aircraft was renamed 'Lachlan City'

Initially operated with 21 passenger seats but reconfigured to seat 28 passengers in 1956

Leased to M.M.A. - October 1965 to February 1966

Sold to Brain & Brown Pty Ltd - October 31, 1966

Reregistered as VH-BAM - October 31, 1966

Registered to Brain & Brown Airfreighters Pty Ltd - June 22, 1972

Withdrawn from use at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - August 17, 1975

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 18, 1975

Returned to the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BAM - August 20, 1975

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 21, 1975

Used as a source of spare parts before final scrapping at Essendon - September 22, 1979

VH-EWD. East West Airlines - in its original livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0251-005. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-EWD. East West Airlines - in its second livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 0250-537. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-EWD. East West Airlines - in the second livery at Sydney Airport, May 1960.

(Image 0250-813. G. Wilkes Collection)

VH-EWD. East West Airlines - in the second livery at Sydney Airport, June 1960.

(Image 0250-453. J. Hopton Photograph)

VH-EWD. East West Airlines - in the third livery at Tamworth Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0250-133. B. Dannecker Collection)

 

VH-BAM. Brain & Brown Airfreighters - the original livery at Essendon Airport, January 1967.

(Image 0250-166. G. Wilkes Photograph)

VH-BAM. Brain & Brown Airfreighters - the original livery at Essendon Airport, February 1969.

(Image 0250-395. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the revised livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1972.

(Image 0250-394. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1975.

(Image 0250-890. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1975.

(Image 0251-012. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the grave yard at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1977.

(Image 0250-887. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the grave yard at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, October 1977.

(Image 0250-889. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-BAM. BBA Cargo - in the grave yard at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1979.

(Image 0250-915. G. Bennett Photograph)