Construction completed at the Oklahoma City plant - February 1944

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

Allocated U.S. serial number 42-92806

Delivered to United States Army Air Force - February 24, 1944

Delivered to the 5th Air Force, 374th Troop Carrier Group in Brisbane - April 13, 1944

Allocated to 6th Troop Carrier Squadron with radio call sign 'VHCJW'

Aircraft was nick-named 'U-Beaut'

Transferred to 3rd Aircraft Depot - July 22, 1945

Surplus to requirements and struck off charge at Tacloban, Philippines - November 29, 1946

Sold to Field Aircraft Services - November 29, 1946

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-AJTO - May 20, 1947

Registered to Zinc Corporation, Broken Hill, Australia

Sold to Australian National Airways - March 4, 1948

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - March 4, 1948

Converted from P&W R1820-92 radial engines to Wright Cyclone GR.1820G-202A engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INF - December 15, 1948

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Issued with Certificate of Registration # 1611

Aircraft was named 'Balyana' (very good)

Registered to Butler Air Transport - May 2, 1950

Aircraft configured to seat 24 passengers

Converted to P&W R1820-92 radial engines before entering service with Butler

Sold to Butler Air Transport - July 22, 1950

Reregister as VH-AKR - August 13, 1950

Sold to Mandated Airlines Ltd - June 1957

Reregistered as VH-MAN - June 10, 1957

Registered to New Guinea Co Ltd t/a Mandated Airlines Ltd

Registered to Mandated Airlines Ltd - June 26, 1959

Transferred to Ansett-MAL - January 18, 1961

Registered to Ansett Airlines of PNG - May 19, 1968

Registered to Ansett (P&NG) Ltd - May 23, 1973

Sold to Air Niugini for $15,000 - November 1, 1973

Registered to Papua New Guinea National Airline - January 28, 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 1, 1974

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

Reregistered as P2-ANY - December 12, 1975

Withdrawn from service and stored at Port Moresby - July 31, 1977

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - ?

Sold to Insured Aircraft Title Service Inc - March 1980

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N55392 - March 13, 1980

Departed Port Moresby on ferry flight to Oakland Airport, California - June 30, 1980

Sold to Wells Aircraft Inc - May 18, 1981

Registered to Reo Leasing Inc - July 2, 1981

Observed in an unusable condition at Brinkley, AR, USA

Sold to FA Mexicana Esc 311 as ETM-6046 - August 1993

Observed preserved at Base Aerea 1 - 2000

Current status - ?

VH-MAN. Ansett-MAL - in the full livery at Mt Hagen Airport, July 1966.

VH-MAN. Ansett-MAL - in the full livery at Mt Lae Airport, July 1966.

VH-MAN. Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guines - in the 'delta' livery at Mt Hagen Airport, November 1972.

P2-MAN. Air Niugini - in the full livery at Lae Airport, August 1974.