11 Feb 43: TOS USAAF. 5/43: 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, 8th Air Force, ferried to North African Theater of Operations. Flew two paratrooper drops during invasion of Sicily, sustaining damage. Flew paratroopers on D-Day and Operation Market Garden. For the latter operation it also flew gliders and dropped supplies. Also flew paratroops during operation Varsity. 1943-1945: Flew hundreds of supply and hospital missions in-between the eight combat missions. Returned to USA 16 Jul 1945, sold in 1947.

Ordered by USAAF as C-47 42-32814. 6 Feb 43: TOS USN as R4D-1 37670 and assigned to VR-3, NAS Alameda, CA. 12/44: Fleet Air Wing 5. 30 Nov 46: SOC. 11/63: Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, IN, with c/r N66699. Modified into the Cummins Diesel corporate plane with many modifications. Passed to several other companies, last registration N84KB.

Photo taken from the control tower for good overhead view.

23 June 42: TOS USAAF. July/42: Pan American Airways, Air Transport Command. October/42: ATC Accra (Gold Coast). May/43: African Middle East Wing, ATC. 20 Nov 45: TOS French Air Force as 11401. 25 Jan 67: Israeli Defense Force as 1432, marked 032/4X-FNX. To 120 Squadron. November/95: WFU. August/99: Global Aircraft Industry of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ with c/r N155JM. October/01: Ozark Airlines Museum Inc, Saint Louis, MO with c/r N150D. December/16: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI.

21Jul 45: TOS USAAF as 44-78628. 7/45: TOS Chinese Nationalist Air Force under Lend-Lease. 1946: China National Aviation Corporation with c/r XT-130. 12/49: Civil Air Transport, China [CIA] with c/r N8369C. 7/50: American Airdale Corporation [CIA]. 10/20/60: Hermanos Sebastian Y Gomez SA, Panama with c/r HP-316. 5/61: During the Bay of Pigs invasion it operated as aircraft 857. 10/61: Registered as N74811. 11/85: Re-registered as N777AF. 10/95: Registered N18AC. 10/97: Registered N23AC 2017: Atlit Detention Camp Museum in Atlit, Israel.

21 Jul 45: TOS USAAF as 44-78628. 7/45: TOS Chinese Nationalist Air Force under Lend-Lease. 1946: China National Aviation Corporation with c/r XT-130. Dec/49: Civil Air Transport, China [CIA] with c/r N8369C. July/50: American Airdale Corporation [CIA]. 20/Oct/60: Hermanos Sebastian Y Gomez SA, Panama with c/r HP-316. May/61: During the Bay of Pigs invasion it operated as aircraft 857. Oct/61: Registered as N74811. Nov/85: Re-registered as N777AF. Oct/95: Registered N18AC. Oct/97: Registered N23AC 2017: Atlit Detention Camp Museum in Atlit, Israel.

July/45: TOS USAAF. 1948: Transferred to private owners and served in civilian charter service. 1950: Continental Charters Inc, with c/r N1685M. 30 Nov 54: TOS USAF and placed in storage. 1957: WFU. By May/71: 82nd Airborne Division Museum, Ft. Bragg.

Ca.late 1944 or early 1945: TOS USAAF. 18 September 1947: TOS USAF. Ca.late 1950s or early 1960s: 605th Air Commando Squadron/24th Composite Wing, Howard AFB, Panama. 17 May 68: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. 20 Mar 72: Flown to the Air Force Museum, where it was restored to represent a C-46 flying the "Hump" during 1944.

16 Nov '44: TOS USAAF. 1949: Air Force Reserve; used for crew proficiency training. 1950: Sent to Japan, and throughout the Korean War it operated out of Japan and Korea. 1955: TOS Japanese Air Self Defense Force with s/n 51-1121. By February/69 to after November/77: JASDF Flight Check Squadron. 1980: Alaska Rental and Sales with c/r N5579Z. During the next few years Alaska Rental and Sales swapped this plane for a C-118 through the Air Force Museum Loan Program, and on 11 October 1986 a dedication ceremony was held for this plane at the Air Command Park, Hurlburt Field, FL, where it remains on display.

May/45: TOS USAAF with s/n 43-47350. 6 Jun 45: Transferred to the Chinese Nationalist government. November/49: Purchased by Gen. Claire L. Chennault and Whiting Willauer; registered N8364C. December/49: Activated with Civil Air Transport (Nationalist Chinese airline). January/53: Civil Air Transport Southeast Asia; operated by the CIA. July/55: L.B. Smith Aircraft Corporation with c/r N1382N. October/55: Zantop Air Transport, Detroit Metro Airport. April/60: Re-registered as N611Z. March/68: Aviation Associates, GA. August/68: RALCO, Inc. October/73: Roger Wilcox. November/75 to October/89: Six owners. 2 October 89: National Naval Aviation Museum.

Ca.1944: TOS USN as JRB-3. Ca.1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5. 1962: Redesignated as TC-45J, but soon thereafter was redesignated UC-45J. 4/70: Retired to storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 7/74: Delivered to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mission, TX. 11/75: Department of Agriculture, Hyattsville, MD as N40093. 9/81: Richard Saved, Sanrafael, CA. By 8/94: Displayed at Bonanzaville USA Museum, West Fargo, ND. 12/07: Arrived at the McChord Air Museum, McChord Field, Tacoma, WA.

1943: TOS USAAF as AT-7 42-56774. 1943: TOS USN as SNB-2, BuNo 67124. 1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. 1955: NAS/MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. Unknown date: NAS Pensacola, FL. 7/62: Redesignated RC-45J. 1971: Golden Triangle Vocational Technical Center, Columbus, MS with c/r N4207. 1/83: James V. Ricks, Greenwood, MS. 12/84: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX. 1993 to 1998: Restored by CAF at Madison, MS. 27 Mar '98: First post-restoration flight.

1943: TOS USAAF as AT-7 42-56774. 1943: TOS USN as SNB-2, BuNo 67124. 1954: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. 1955: NAS/MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. Unknown date: NAS Pensacola, FL. 7/62: Redesignated RC-45J. 1971: Golden Triangle Vocational Technical Center, Columbus, MS with c/r N4207. 1/83: James V. Ricks, Greenwood, MS. 12/84: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX. 1993 to 1998: Restored by CAF at Madison, MS. 27 Mar '98: First post-restoration flight.

9 Dec 1940: Factory roll-out as model B18S with MSN 434; last civil delivery. December/40: Registered NC1040. February/42: Impressed for service, TOS USN as JRB-2 BuNo 09771; assigned to Commanding General, USMC, Quantico, VA. Ca.1942 to 1948: Several USMC units. 1948: Storage. 1950: Reactivated USMC, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. May/53: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. July/62: Redesignated RC-45J. Last unit was Naval Air Technical Training Unit, NAS Pensacola, FL. 29 Jun '72: National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL.

9 Dec 1940: Factory roll-out as model B18S with MSN 434; last civil delivery. December/40: Registered NC1040. February/42: Impressed for service, TOS USN as JRB-2 BuNo 09771; assigned to Commanding General, USMC, Quantico, VA. Ca.1942 to 1948: Several USMC units. 1948: Storage. 1950: Reactivated USMC, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. May/53: Remanufactured as SNB-5P. July/62: Redesignated RC-45J. Last unit was Naval Air Technical Training Unit, NAS Pensacola, FL. 29 Jun '72: National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL.

Ca.1944: TOS USAAF as UC-45F 43-35903. By 4/46: 482nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Castle Army Air Field, CA. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10905. 1965: Michigan Aero Department, Lansing, MI, with c/r N4999E. 1969: Manufacturers Air Transport Service, Peoria, IL. 1973: Great Lakes, Inc. 1977: Burlington Airways/Burl-Air Freight, Burlington, WI. 11/82: James Beardsley/Crystal Lake School of Aviation, Kenosha, WI. 1983: K&K Aviation, Bridgewater, VA. Ca.1985: Scrapped.

1942: TOS USAAF as AT-11 41-27600; assigned to Higley Army Air Field, AZ. Later to 975th Bombardier Training Squadron/321st Bombardier Training Group, Deming Army Air Field, NM. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10893. 10/54: Kentucky ANG, Louisville, KY. 11/60: Federal Reformatory in Chillicothe, OH, as an instructional airframe. 1966: Ferried to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, OH. 30 Sep 21: Shipped to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, GA.

1942: TOS USAAF as AT-11 41-27600; assigned to Higley Army Air Field, AZ. Later to 975th Bombardier Training Squadron/321st Bombardier Training Group, Deming Army Air Field, NM. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10893. 10/54: Kentucky ANG, Louisville, KY. 11/60: Federal Reformatory in Chillicothe, OH, as an instructional airframe. 1966: Ferried to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, OH. 30 Sep 21: Shipped to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, GA.

Ca.1943: TOS USAAF as AT-11 42-37418. By 12/44: 34th Flying Training Wing, Childress Army Air Field, TX. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10866. Ca.1960: Registered N2797A. 1963: Alabama Highway Department., Montgomery, AL, with c/r N311SA. 1969: Registered N4111A. By 8/89: South Dakota Air & Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB.