Construction completed at Oklahoma City plant - February 1944

Built as a Douglas C-47A-10-DK

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-92710

Transferred to the R.A.A.F. under lend / lease agreement as A65-42 - March 19, 1944

Operated using the radio callsign 'VHCUL'

Allocated to No 34 Squadron & No 86 Transport Wing during the war

Sold to Qantas - May 31, 1948

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBG - January 5, 1949

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Reregistered as VH-EBV - August 21, 1957

Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - September 1, 1960

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

Aircraft was named 'Pard Mustar'

Reregistered as VH-SBF - December 8, 1960

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

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

Sustained damage during a forced landing at Coffs Harbour - September 9, 1966

Repaired and returned to service

Operated its final revenue service with T.A.A. - February 21, 1967

Withdrawn from use and stored pending sale

Sold to Winner Airways Corporation - September 20, 1967

Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-309 - September 20, 1967

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 20, 1967

Leased to China Airlines Ltd, Taiwan

Aircraft destroyed when it crashed into Mount Paku, Taiwan - January 2, 1969

All 24 persons on board were killed

VH-EBG. Qantas Empire Airways - in the original livery at Rabaul Airport, circa 1949.

VH-SBF. TAA Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Lae Airport, date unknown.

VH-SBF. TAA Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Lae Airport, July 1966.