Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - March 1944

Built as a Douglas C-47A-20-DK

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-93009

Transferred to the R.A.A.F. under lend / lease agreement as A65-44 - April 12, 1944

Operated using the radio callsign 'VHCIA'

Allocated to No 33, 38 Squadrons & No 86 Transport Wing during the war

Sold to Qantas - April 1948

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAP - June 8, 1948

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Reregistered as VH-EBY - July 29, 1957

Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - September 1, 1960

Operated its first revenue service for T.A.A. - September 1, 1960

Reregistered as VH-SBG - December 8, 1960

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Aircraft was named 'Kavieng'

Transferred to New Guinea to operate the T.A.A. Sunbird Services

Operated final T.A.A. revenue service - October 31, 1973

Withdrawn from use and stored pending sale

Sold to Air Nuigini - February 12, 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 1, 1974

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-SBG - June 1, 1974

Reregistered as P2-ANP - November 1975

Withdrawn from service and stored at Port Moresby - July 31, 1977

Sold to Insured Aircraft Title Service Inc - February 25, 1980

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N5590A

Sold to J. J. Ford III - June 30, 1981

Sold to Air Queensland - October 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPL - October 15, 1982

Registered to Air Queensland Ltd

Operated in a freighter configuration

Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairns when Air Queensland ceased operations - April 1988

Registered to Air Rambler (Australia) Pty Ltd - April 7, 1988

Registered to L. J. McIver - August 27, 1992

Ownership transferred to P. D. McIver - August 28, 1995

Registered to J. D. Williams, Tasmania - October 29, 1996

VH-SBG. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Popondetta Airport, August 1962.

VH-SBG. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-SBG. TAA Sunbird Services - in the full livery at unknown New Guinea location, August 1963.

VH-SBG. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Lae Airport, May 1973.

VH-SBG. TAA Airlines of New Guinea - in the 'blue-tail' livery at Rabaul Airport, October 1973.

P2-ANP. Air Niugini - in the full livery at Lae Airport, October 1976.

VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in the full livery at Cairns Airport, October 1982.

VH-BPL. Air Queensland - in the full livery at Cairns Airport, December 1982.

VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in the full livery at Cairns Airport, September 1983.

VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in the full livery, location & date unknown.

VH-BPL. Air Queensland Air Cargo - in the full livery at Cairns Airport, May 1987.

VH-BPL. Air Rambler - in a modified Air Queensland livery at Cairns Airport, July 1988.

VH-BPL. DC3 Australia Air Cargo - in a modified Air Queensland livery, location and date unknown.