Ordered by the USAAF as C-47B 43-48373. Delivered to the US Navy as R4D-6 17259 in 1944. Registered as NC21769 in 1946, N21769 after 1948, N777DG in 1971, N777PG in 1978 and N777YA in 1984. Damaged in an accident at McGrath, AK in 2015 and stored at Palmer, AK. Cancelled from the register in 2018.