Construction was completed at the Long Beach plant - April 1943

It was built as a Douglas C-47A-30-DL

It was allocated the U. S. serial number '42-23590'

Delivered to United States Army Air Force - April 30, 1943

It arrived at Hamilton Air Force Base - May 18, 1943

It was allocated to 5th Air Force at Brisbane - June 04, 1943

Allocated to 39th Troop Carrier Squadron using the radio callsign 'VHCGI'

The aircraft was named 'Georgia Peach'

Allocated to 58th Troop Carrier Squadron - October 1944

Allocated to 6th Troop Carrier Squadron - June 06, 1945

The aircraft was renamed 'Tricky Tex'

Allocated to No 2 Aircraft Depot - June 23, 1945

Deemed to be surplus to requirements it was 'struck off charge' at Tacloban - December 31, 1945

Sold to Australian National Airways in a damaged condition - December 31, 1945

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INE - July 23, 1948

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne

The aircraft was originally named 'Pengana' (Kestrel) but was later renamed 'Mungana' (wing)

Entered service with A.N.A. as a freighter

It was used on Guinea Airways services - 1951

Used extensively to drop food supplies to stranded communities in Queensland during the 1953 floods

It is believed to have been used by Butler Air Transport but details are unknown

Sold to Timmings Aviation Ltd, Canada - November 11, 1956

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-JIP - November 11, 1956

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 16, 1956

Sold to Canadian Aircraft Renters Ltd - February 14, 1957

Reregistered as CF-CAR - February 14, 1957

Leased to Sparrow Drilling Limited as the registered operator - October 01, 1959

Leased to Southern Provincial Airlines as the registered operator - 1961

Leased to Peter Bawdon Drilling (1964) Ltd as the registered operator - August 04, 1964

Sold to R. E. Wright - May 14, 1965

Sold to Air Cape Pty Ltd, South Africa - June 24, 1965

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-EDX - June 24, 1965

Leased to Namaqualand Airways as the registered operator - ?

Sold to Suidwes Lugdiens (Namib Air) - 1983

Sold to Air Kasai, Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) - 1985

Entered onto the Zaire Aircraft Register as 9Q-CTR - November 1985

The aircraft acquired the 'Air Kasai' titles - ?

Withdrawn from service - ?

The aircraft had been re-engined with Russian engines and fitted with 4-bladed Antonov An-2 propellers

It is not know if the aircraft ever flew in this configuration

It was observed stored at N'dolo Airport, Kinshasa, DRC inthe basic Namib Air livery - October 2009

Current status - ?

VH-INE. Australian National Airways - 'Mungana' in the 'all-metal' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

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VH-INE. Australian National Airways - 'Mungana' in the 'all-metal' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

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VH-INE. Australian National Airways - 'Mungana' in the 'all-metal' livery with additional 'Freighter Service' titles at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1956.

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ZS-EDX. Air Cape - in the original livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

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ZS-EDX. Air Cape - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, October 1978.

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ZS-EDX. Namib Air - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-378.)

9V-CTR. Air Kasai - in the basic 'Namib Air' livery at Kinshas N'Dolo Airport, September 21, 2009.

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