Construction was completed at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant - July 15, 1944

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

Delivered to United States Army Air Force - ?

It was allocated the U. S. serial number '43-48103'

Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force under lend / lease agreement - August 15, 1944

Entered onto the Australian Military Aircraft Register as A65-59

It was operated using the radio callsigns 'VHCUT' & 'VHCIL'

Allocated to Paratroop Training Unit - September 01, 1944

Allocated to No 38 Squadron - October 06, 1944

Allocated to No 33 Squadron - January 13, 1946

Allocated to No 3 Aircraft Depot for disposal - April 12, 1946

Sold to Trans-Australia Airlines - September 27, 1946

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAM - August 18, 1947

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne

The aircraft was named 'Lansborough'

Operated its first T.A.A. revenue service - August 1947

Withdrawn from use and stored pending sale - June 1957

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales - June 19, 1957

Sold to West African Airways Corporation (Nigeria) - July 04, 1957

The aircraft was named 'Tiko'

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 04, 1957

Entered onto the Nigerian Aircraft Register as VR-NCL - ?

Leased to Ghana Airways Ltd - October 01, 1958

Transferred to Nigerian Airways and reregistered 5N-AAL - 1960

Cancelled from the Nigerian Aircraft Register - August 16, 1967

Transferred to Nigerian Air Force as 'AAL'

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed at Lagos - January 17, 1968

VH-TAM. Trans-Australia Airlines- 'Lansborough' in the revised livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

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