VH-PWN. Douglas C-47B-5-DK. c/n 14556-26001.

Was also registered as: 43-48740; A65-63; P2-005.

This aircraft was built at the Douglas Oaklohoma City plant - 1944

It was built as a Douglas C-47B-5-DK under the USAAF Contract AC535-AC40652

It was allocated the U. S. serial number '43-48740'

Delivered to the United States Army Air Force - September 14, 1944

It was transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force under the lend / lease agreement

Received at No 3 Aircraft Depot - September 30, 1944

Entered onto the Australian Military Aircraft Register as 'A65-63'

It was operated using the radio call-sign 'VHCKN'

It was received by No 36 Squadron ex No 3 AD - October 14, 1944

The aircraft was coded 'RE-U'

It was received by No 38 Squadron ex No 36 Squadron - December 19, 1944

It was received by No 2 Aircraft Depot ex No 38 Squadron - May 13, 1946

It was allocated to the ARDU detachment at RAAF Sydney (Richmond) - May 12, 1949

It was received by DAP ex ARDU RAAF Richmond - May 18, 1951

Allocated to No 86 Wing ex DAP - November 14, 1951

It was allocated to No 91 Wing ex No 86 Wing - November 28, 1951

It was allocated to No 86 Wing ex No 91 Wing - December 09, 1952

It was received by No 2 Aircraft Depot ex No 86 Wing - December 17, 1952

It was allocated to No 86 Wing ex No 2 Aircraft Depot - December 03, 1953

It was allocated to No 34 Squadron ex No 86 Wing - November 01, 1954

It was received at RAAF East Sale ex No 34 Squadron - November 10, 1954

It was received at DAP ex RAAF Sale - February 13, 1956

It was received at No 1 Aircraft Depot ex DAP - November 02, 1956

It was allocated to No 82 Wing ex No 1 Aircraft Depot - November 11, 1956

It was allocated to No 22 Squadron ex No 82 Wing - July 12, 1958

It was received at RAAF Sale ex No 22 Squadron - August 07, 1958

It was received at No 1 Aircraft Depot ex RAAF East Sale - October 20, 1958

It was allocated to No 86 Wing ex No 1 Aircraft Depot - October 29, 1959

It was allocated to No 2 Aircraft Depot ex No 86 Wing - July 03, 1961

It was allocated to No 86 Wing ex No 2 Aircraft Depot - September 06, 1961

It was received at ARW Adelaide (Parafield) for storage ex No 86 Wing - June 12, 1964

It was allocated to No 2 Squadron, Malaysia ex ARW Adelaide (Parafield) - November 26, 1965

It was allocated to Transport Support Flight Butterworth ex No 2 Squadron - June 23, 1967

It was received at East Sale for storage ex Butterworth - January 24, 1973

This aircraft was deemed surplus to requirements and was prepared for donation as military aide

to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force - 1980

Donated to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force as 'P2-005' - January 28, 1981

Withdrawn from use in New Guinea - ?

Sold to Dick Lang, Adelaide - 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PWN - August 25, 1993

Registered to Dick Lang, Adelaide

Sold to Dakota National Air, Bankstown - ?

It was withdrawn from use at Sydney (Bankstown) - ?

It was observed in a dismantled state at the Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown - 2000

Transported by road to Larras Lee, N. S. W. - January 2010

Current status - ?

A65-63. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Camden Airport, May 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-376.)

P2-005. Papua New Guinea Defence Force - in the standard livery near Port Moresby, June 1989.

(B. Potts Copyright Image 0251-832.)

VH-PWN. Dick Lang's Desert Air - in the basic 'Papua New Guinea Defence Force' livery at Adelaide Parafield Airport, January 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0251-754.)

VH-PWN. Dick Lang's Desert Air - in the basic 'Papua New Guinea Defence Force' livery at Adelaide Parafield Airport, January 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-089.)

VH-PWN. Dick Lang's Desert Air - in the basic 'Papua New Guinea Defence Force' livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, July 28, 1995.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 0251-343.)

VH-PWN. Dakota National Air - in the basic 'Papua New Guinea Defence Force' livery at Warnervale Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0250-437.)