Dates

Event

1 October 1943

Constructed as a C-47A-65-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

From 15 October 1943 to 31 December 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-100460.

6 February 1947

To Australian National Airways with c/r VH-ANM {2}.

4 February 1956

To Queensland Airways.

7 December 1958

To Ansett-ANA.

13 October 1961

To South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand with c/r ZK-CAW.

28 February 1966

To New Zealand National Airways Corporation.

6 June 1966

To Fiji Airways with c/r VQ-FAI.

5 August 1969

To New Zealand National Airways Corporation/MT. Cook Airlines with c/r ZK-CAW.

7 May 1971

To South Seas Airways.

From 22 November 1972 to 29 October 1984

To Fieldair.
Used in an agricultural capacity.

29 December 1973

Photographer: Graeme Mills
Notes: At Oringi in NZ

6 November 1990

To McDonalds Restaurant, Taupo, Waikato, North Island.
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10 March 2016

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Just back from the Lakefront at Taupo, North Island, New Zealand this C-47 sits gleaming in the sunlight outside McDonald

10 March 2016

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Just back from the Lakefront at Taupo, North Island, New Zealand this C-47 sits gleaming in the sunlight outside McDonald - my travelling companions check out the interior dining area