Built as a Douglas C-47B-1-DK, it was modified to a C-47D in March, 1951 and stationed at Ladd AFB, Fairbanks, Alaska in April, 1951, For the next several years it alternated between Ladd and Elmendorf AFB, returning to the lower 48 in late 1957. In mid-1966 it was converted to a RC-47P and sent to Vietnam. In May, 1967 it was re-designated EC-47P and on 22 April, 1970 it was shot down by Vietnamese FLAK while on a mission.