Construction was completed at the Douglas Long Beach, California plant - March 1944

Built as a Douglas C-47A-85-DL

It was allocated the U. S. serial number '43-15485'

Delivered to the United States Army Air Force - March 30, 1944

Utilised in the Pacific Theatre of Operations based at Tacloban and Manila

Withdrawn from use and sold to Australian National Airways - November 29, 1946

It was converted to DC-3C-G202A standard

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

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Leased to Guinea Airways - 1949

The aircraft sustained major damage in a crash - the full details are not known

The fuselage / centre section parts from 2 DC-3s (VH-ANM and Zinc Corp DC-3) were used in the rebuild

Transferred to Victorian Air Coach Services - December 1961

It was utilised to inspect the in-flight damage sustained by the Ansett-ANA DC-6B VH-INA - April 14, 1964

The aircraft was the subject of a mid-air training incident involving the shut-down of engines - April 28, 1964

Following the intentional shut down of starboard engine the port engine subsequently failed

The crew elected to make a precautionary landing on one engine

Flight crew - Capt A. Groser, F/Os J. Evans, M. Bax & P. Damon

Transferred to Airlines of N.S.W. - August 20, 1966

Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Melbourne (Essendon) - January 20, 1967

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 18, 1968

Sold to Simsmetal Ltd, and scrapped on site at Melbourne (Essendon) - May 30, 1970

VH-ING. Australian National Airways - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 01, 1959.

(J. Hopton Collection Copyright Image 0251-202.)

VH-ING. Australian National Airways - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 26, 1963.

(J. Hopton Collection Copyright Image 0251-204.)

VH-ING. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 10, 1965.

(J. Hopton Collection Copyright Image 0251-203.)

VH-ING. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(B. Colledge Copyright Image 0250-629.)

VH-ING. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, January 1964.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-814.)

VH-ING. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-933.)

VH-ING. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery with additional 'R. M. Ansett Official Air Race' decal at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(G. Wilkes Collection Copyright Image 0250-155.)

VH-ING. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1969.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-135.)

VH-ING. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, December 1969.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-932.)

VH-ING. Airlines of N.S.W. - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 27, 1970.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 0250-931.)