Now part of the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Entered service with the RAAF in 1945 and the Heritage website says that it was the longest serving operational aircraft in RAAF spanning over 53 years.

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76547 then to the RAAF as A65-86 in 1945. Preserved at Nowra from 1999. Returned to airworthy condition and registered as VH-NVD in 2000. Cancelled in 2019 as withdrawn from use.

The only RAAF Dakota to wear this livery which it shared with an RAF Dakota KJ881 based at Woomera. Livery is all white airframe, Oxford blue stripe and dayglo panels on the nose, tail and wing tips. Reverted to standard silver finish. 2 Air Trials Unit operated in support of the Weapons Research Establishment at Woomera.

This aircraft is now owned by the RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum.

A65-86 eventually ended up with the Australian Fleet Air Arm historic flight as VH-NVD.

A65-86 was with the Aircraft Research and Development Unit based at Edinburgh air base at the time of the photo. It joined the Australian Fleet Air Arm historic flight as VH-NVD.