Built as C-47B-35-DK 44-77128 and delivered to the RAAF in June 1945, A65-114 was immediately involved in the return of POWs from Singapore, later in Korea and as a VIP transport. In 1954 it was transferred to 38 Sqdn at Richmond and after 10 years joined the Aircraft Research and Development Unit at Laverton, moving on to Edinburgh when the ARDU relocated there. In October 1986 it was substantially damaged after a double engine failure on take-off and left gear collapse. Withdrawn for use with 13,897 hours recoded, it was transported to Port Adelaide for preservation in 1992

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-77128 then to the RAAF as A65-114 in 1945. Damaged in an accident at Edinburgh in 1986 and stored. To the South Australian Aviation Museum in 1992.

Navigators position.

Delivered in 1945, currently on display at the South Australian Aviation Museum

This 1945 Dakota is being transported to Port Adelaide for restoration and shown off in the South Australian Aviation Museum at the Port.

This 1945 Dakota being transported to Port Adelaide for restoration and display in the South Australian Aviation Museum at the Port.

The Ansett sticker on A65-114 was in connection the airline's sponsorship of a flight marking a 50th anniversary. What that event was is not known. In October 1986 the Dakota suffered a double engine failure on takeoff at RAAF Edinburgh and was damaged during the subsequent forced landing. Now on display at the South Australian Aviation Museum.