Construction completed at Oaklahoma City - June 1944

Built as a Douglas C-47A-25-DK

Delivered to U.S.A.A.F. - June 4, 1944

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-93592

Allocated to Pacific Transport Command, Manila - June 14, 1944

Surplus to requirements and sold to A.N.A. for compnents at Manila - December 13, 1945

Aircraft had flown 2,111 hours

Ferried Manila-Melbourne by A.N.A. flight crew

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANU - December 17, 1945

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Lemana' (Oak)

Commenced service with A.N.A. as a freighter

Converted to passenger configuration - July 1953

Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation - June 13, 1955

Aircraft had flown 22,866 hours

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 14, 1955

Arrived Auckland at conclusion of delivery flight - June 14, 1955

Entered onto New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-BKD - June 27, 1955

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Aircraft was named 'Kotare'

Leased to Mount Cook & Southern Lakes Tourist Co Ltd - October 16, 1961

Returned to NZNAC - July 3, 1970

Sold to Fieldair - July 13, 1970

Commenced services with Fieldair in aerial agricultural role - August 28, 1971

Withdrawn from use and stored at Palmerston North - January 23, 1983

Aircraft had flown 51,277 hours

To be displayed as a museum item but proposal did not proceed

Intended sale to Hamish Ross Agricultural Aviation Museum at Rotorua did not proceed

Transported to Gisborne for use as the 'Smash Palace Wine Bar' which did not proceed

Scrapped during 1990s