Construction completed at Oaklahoma City plant - April 1945

Built as a Douglas C-47B-30-DK

Allocated U.S. serial number 44-76711 and delivered to U.S.A.A.F - April 21, 1945

Delivered to R.A.A.F at Archerfield, Brisbane becoming A65-99 - May 11, 1945

Used by 35 Squadron, 86 Transport Wing & A.R.D.U. with radio callsign 'VHRFP'

Crashed 1.5 km south of Garfield, Victoria - January 17, 1958

Struck-off-charge - October 30, 1958

Sold to Patair by tender from RAAF Disposals in wrecked condition

Stored at Bristol Aviation Services at Bankstown Airport, Sydney and rebuilt to airworth condition - 1960 / 61

Test flown at Bankstown Airport - August 1961

Was fitted with Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) equipment which was tested at Bankstown - August 19, 1961

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PNA - August 23, 1961

Registered to Papuan Air Transport Pty Ltd

Aircraft named 'Mount Victoria'

Arrived at Port Moresby on delivery to Patair - August 24, 1961

Operated first revenue service as a charter flight Port Moresby-Popondetta return - August 25, 1961

Transferred to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea when operations merged - November 16, 1970

Was not repainted into standard Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea livery

Registered to Ansett (P&NG) Ltd - July 1, 1972

Withdrawn from service - October 30, 1972

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 30, 1972

Scrapped at Madang and remains used as harbour fill - December 29, 1978