Delivered to American Airlines as NC16009 in 1936. To VASP as PP-SQH in 1951 then to PP-ANU in 1953. Last operator was Varig. Withdrawn from use in 1969. Preserved at Porto Alegre with fake reg PP-VRG by 1975. Repainted as PP-ANU by 2006. Restored in Apr 2016 and placed on static display at Boulevard Laçador shopping mall near Porto Alegre airport.

This was the first DC-3 to be built after seven DST Douglas Sleeper Transports for American. Seen a day after handover to the airline. Note the fitment of a right hand door. It served AA until sale in January 1948. It later became PP-SQH with VASP and PP-ANU with VARIG. It is preserved at Porto Alegre as "PP-VRG". From Douglas 60 years ago.