Originally 44-76590, this C-47 was transferred to the RAF on Mar. 26, 1945 and ferried to the UK in Nov. as Dakota IV KN451. It was flown by the RCAF in Europe and then bought by Canada in Apr.1946. Ferried to Canada and flown by SAR units based at RCAF Dartmouth and Greenwood, NS and Sea Island, BC before transferred to Camp Borden, ON in 1952 as instructional airframe 655B. To Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa in Aug. 1964 and sat outside for 20+ years. To Greenwood by road in 2006. Restored with wing box donated by Buffalo Airways. Finished in 2009 in No. 103 Rescue Unit colour scheme.

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76590 then to the RAF as KN451 in 1945. To the RCAF in 1946. Used as a ground trainer at Borden with maintenance serial 655B from 1959. Preserved at Rockcliffe from 1964. Moved to Greenwood, NS in 2004.

Originally C-47B 44-76590, this C-47 was transferred to the RAF on March 26, 1945 to become Dakota IV KN451. It was purchased by the Canadian Government for the RCAF in April 1946, retaining the same serial number. In 1950, it was designated an instructional airframe and given the serial 655, the B designating an aircraft not complete without running engines. Moved to the Canadian Aviation Museum in August 1964 and stored outside until 2003 when it was obtained by the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Broken down into sections and trucked to Nova Scotia, it was restored for display.

This C-47B has served with the RCAF since 1946. It became an instructional airframe in 1959 with serial 655B. To the Rockcliffe Museum in 1964.