To Papua New Guinea register as P2-SBO in 1974.

Originally built as a C-47A.

VH-AEU was registered VH-SBO for TAA Sunbird Services in Papua New Guinea.

P2-ANT was sold in Australia as VH-SBO in January 1979.

On delivery to Travmar Holdings in its previous Air Niugini "Tour Liner" colours. Travmar soon re-registered it as VH-SBO.

Norman Gunston was a fictitious TV celebrity played by actor Garry McDonald. The character was past its peak when a TV network took Gunston on the road for a magazine style TV show called Gunston's Australia. Travmar's VH-SBO was his means of transport. After the show was completed, the DC-3 was stored at Bankstown airport in the Gunston livery. It was badly damaged on September 15, 1982, when a suicidal pilot slammed into the ground near it. -SBO's remains ended up on the fire dump, save its nose, which has been preserved.

Bulit as a Douglas C-47-DL in Long Beach, California on Dec 6, 1942. Delivered to the US Airforce on Dec 19, 1942 as 41-19465. Aircraft was named Cold Turkey. Went to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. at Brisbane Airport and entered the Australian register as VH-AEU July 11 1944. Seen here at Parafield in a blue colour scheme for TV Star Norman Gunston's outback Tour.

VH-SBO returned to the Australian register in January 1979 after five years in Papua New Guinea as P2-SBO and then P2-ANT. It was little used and in January 1981 it was cancelled from the register. On September 15, 1982 it was damaged by a suicidal pilot at Bankstown airport. -SBO was later hauled off by the airport fire service but the nose was removed for preservation.