Construction completed at Long Beach, California - August 1943

Built as a Douglas C-47A-50-DL

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-24221

Delivered to the U.S.A.A.F. - August 19, 1943

Delivered to the 5th Air Force at Brisbane - November 13, 1943

Withdrawn from use and struck-off charge - December 31, 1945

Sold to Butler Air Transport by U.S. Foreign Disposals Commission at Tacloban, Philippines - April 5, 1946

Ferried to Australia - April 12, 1946

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AOG - April 12, 1946

Registered to Butler Air Transport Company

Fitted with 24 passenger seat and built-in air stairs

Aircraft named 'RMA Warrego'

Force-landed at night in heavy turbulence and rain at Evans Head, N.S.W. - 1951

Captain abandoned the first landing attempt but disaster struck during the second attempt

Aircraft hit by a severe downward wind squall whilst landing causing undercarriage to fail

Damage caused to center section, engines and propellers but no injuries to passengers

Repaired and returned to service

Crash-landed shortly after take-off at Bourke, N.S.W. - December 15, 1955

Flight crew: Capt W. Ives; F/O R. McDonnell; Hostess P. Miller

On Sydney-Nyngan sector crew experienced surging of engines and inability to synchronise them during climb

Surging again experienced during take-off from Nyngan but disappeared during cruise

On departure from Bourke No 2 engine backfired loudly twice and appeared to lose power

Fearing a complete loss of power the captain feathered the starboard propeller

Take-off power was maintained on port engine but starboard propeller continued to rotate at 600 rpm

First Officer continued to press the feathering button but Captain had failed to close throttle & mixture control

Due to increased drag from rotating starboard propeller, height and speed decreased

Aircraft was force-landed in paddock full of tree stumps, in a wheels-up condition

It slid for some 125 metres before starboard wing impacted tree ripping off starboard engine

Sliding for another 55 metres it came to rest with the dislodged engine on fire against fuselage

The 10 passengers and 3 crew were uninjured and evacuated aircraft successfully

Portable fire extinguisher in the cockpit could not be located by crew due to its dislodgement during crash

Aircraft burnt to destruction before local fire brigade arrived

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 31, 1956

VH-AOG. Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd - in the all-metal livery, location and date unknown.