Dates

Event

Constructed as a C-47A-5-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

Circa 19 February 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-92489.
Diverted as Lend-Lease to the Royal Air Force.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FZ692 as a Dakota III.

29 February 1944

Transferred to No. 45 Group, Dorval, Montreal, Canada.
Delivered to the RAF here.

Ferry flight.
Moved to the UK.

15 March 1944

Transferred to No. 233 Squadron, Blakehill FARM, Wiltshire.

6 June 1944

Flown in the D-Day invasion.

July 1944

Photographer: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight BBMF

September 1944

Transferred to No. 437 Squadron RCAF.

14 June 1946

Handed over to the Canadian Government.

26 August 1946

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n FZ692.

1970

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12945 as a CC-129.

Transferred to No. 424 Squadron, CFB Trenton.

1970

It performed a JATO ignition in flight at the 1970 Canadian National Exhibition Air Show.

Transferred to 121 KU Sea Island.

July 1973

To Gilley Airways Corporation, Hartsville, SC with new c/r N91GA {1}.

11 May 1975

To Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-GRSB.

1975

Operated by The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON.

Civil registration C-GXAU {2} reserved but not taken up.
Reserved by Quikway Aviation, Brooks, Alberta.

July 1980

To The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing/EMR, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-GRSB.
In Owned by and Operated under contract by.

Operated by Innotech.
Operated under contract.

July 1980

To Government of Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GRSB.

From Unknown to 1 August 1985

To Innotech Aviation Limited keeping c/r C-GRSB.

From Unknown to 23 June 1986

To Government of Canada, Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GRSB.

From Unknown to 17 February 1995

To Innotech Aviation Limited keeping c/r C-GRSB.

17 February 1995

To Government of Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GRSB.

24 June 1995

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the National Capital Air Show at Ottawa, Ontario.

Based at Environment Canada, Ottawa International Airport, Ottawa, ON.
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To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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Photographer: Unknown Contributor

17 April 2014

To Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, ON keeping c/r C-GRSB.

10 July 2016

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

27 August 2019

Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold