Construction completed at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant - June 1944

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

Delivered to the United States Army Air Force - June 15, 1944

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-93674

Delivered to Pacific Air Transport Command, Manila - June 22, 1944

Withdrawn from use and transferred to U.S. Foreign Disposals Commission - 1945

Sold to Australian National Airways - June 23, 1945

Aircraft had flown 2,606 hours

Ferried Manila-Melbourne (Essendon)

During overhaul it was converted to a DC-3C-S1C3G with seating for 24 passengers

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANY (CofR 854) - December 17, 1945

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Yana' (to fly away)

Registered to Guinea Airways Ltd, Adelaide - July 1, 1946

Aircraft was named 'Kokoda'

Reregistered as VH-AVK - March 11, 1947

Operated / leased to A.N.A. on ad-hoc basis

Involved in a serious accident at Sydney (Mascot) Airport whilst operated by A.N.A. - May 13, 1948

Chartered by Adelaide Steamship Co to search for missing freighter 'Arkaba' - August 8, 1953

Sold to MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co - April 4, 1955

Reregistered as VH-MMM - April 4, 1955

Aircraft was named 'RMA Murchison'

Delivered to MMA with white cabin roof being the only aircraft within the fleet so painted

Although it reduced interior cabin temperature by 8 degrees Celcius in summer it was removed

This was to provide consistency with the fleet and to reduce aircraft's empty weight

Registered to Commercial Aviation Pty Ltd, Perth - October 1, 1955

Leased to MacRobertson Miller Airlines as registered operator

Complete overhaul was carried out - October 7 - November 30, 1957

Operated MMA's final DC-3 service on mainline Perth-Darwin route - December 1960

Registered to MacRobertson Miller Airlines Ltd, Perth - December 22, 1966

Converted to freighter configuration

Advertised for sale whilst continuing in airline service - June 1968

Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Perth Airport - January 1969

Aircraft had flown 53,187 hours

All airline markings and registration removed from the aircraft - May 4, 1969

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales (ACT) Pty Ltd, Sydney - May 15, 1969

Australian Aircraft Sales (A.A.S.) titles applied to aircraft - May 25, 1969

Departed Perth on delivery flight to Taiwan as VH-MMM - July 6, 1969

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 16, 1969

Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-259 - July 16, 1969

Registered to Far Eastern Air Transport

Withdrawn from use - ?

Acquired by CCAA for exhibition at Chung Cheng Aviation Museum, Chiang Kai Shek Airport - October 1972

Current status - ?

VH-AVK. Guinea Airways Ltd - in the metal livery at Forrrst Airport, August 1951.