Despite its USMC colour scheme the aircraft never served with the US Military, but was delivered new to the French Army (ALAT) in Algeria in 1957. It was civilianised as F-GFVE c.1987 and for many years was operated as a glider tug at Fayence before being sold in the UK in 1999. It remained on the French register until 2004 when it was transferred to the US marks N134TT becoming G-JDOG on 13th February 2015.