Originally ordered new by Pan American Airways as a Douglas DC-3A-447

Order was not taken up and aircraft was diverted to the United States Navy

Construction completed at the Santa Monica plant - December 1942

Delivered to the United States Navy as a R4D-1 - January 20, 1943

Allocated U.S. Bu 33818

Allocated to VR-2 Squadron, Naval Air Station, Alameda, California - January 25, 1943

Transferred to VR-4 Squadron - March 5, 1943

Transferred to VR-5 Squadron, Seattle, Washington - January 28, 1944

Transferred to Headquarters Squadron, Fleet Air Wing 5 - February 10, 1946

Transferred to Fleet Air Wing 3 - March 15, 1946

Struck off charge by U.S. Navy - October 31, 1946

Sold to Aero Service Corporation, Penn - December 1946

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N9032H - December 1946

Based at Essendon Airport to undertake survey work for BHP Co Ltd - August 1961

Aircraft was fitted with a magnetometer tail boom and used extensively over Bass Strait

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MJR - April 19, 1962

Registered to M.J. Lawrence Holdings, Sydney

Mopified to Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G standard

East West Airlines awarded contract to maintain aircraft for Aero Service Corporation - January 1963

Sold to MacRobertson Miller Airlines - May 1965

Was acquired to service the construction of the North West Cape radio station for the U.S. Navy

Reregistered as VH-MMT - June 8, 1965

Registered to MacRobertson Miller Airlines, Perth

Departed Sydney on ferry flight to Perth - June 9, 1965

Flight crew: Capt A. Whitham; F/O Nicholl; Engineer F. Colquhoun

Aircraft was named 'Turner' prior to entering service

Withdrawn from use and stored at Perth Airport - January 1969

Aircraft had flown 20,992 hours

Ownership transferred to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - September 29, 1969

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales (AAS) - October 23, 1969

Sold to Seulawah Air Services P.T.

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 19, 1969

Departed Essendon on delivery flight to Indonesia

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-RDG - December 17, 1969

Registered to Seulawah Air Services P.T.

Observed at Jakarta Airport in Kemayoran livery - January 16, 1976

Reregistered as PK-OSA - January 30, 1978

Registered to Mandala Airlines P.T.

Withdrawn from use at Jakarta Airport - April 7, 1980

Final fate of aircraft not confirmed but believed to have been scrapped

VH-MJR. Aero Services Limited - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

VH-MMT. Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines - in the full livery at Perth Airport, May 1969.

VH-MMT. Australian Aircraft Sales (AAS) - in the metal livery at Essendon Airport, October 1969.

PK-RDG. Seulawah - in the basic livery at Jakarta Airport, December 1970.

PK-OSA. Seulawah - in the Kris livery at Jakarta Airport, May 1978.