 On 2 August 1947, the aircraft was sold to Charles T. Winters, of Miami, Florida, who, in turn, sold it on 16 August 1947, to Joe Lopez of the Vero Beach Import and Export Company who purchased the aircraft to serve as a cargo hauler, hauling cattle in Florida and Puerto Rico.Its new role necessitated removing the original radio compartment and floor, replacing it with a strengthened floor.In 1949, Aero Service Corporation bought the aircraft and turned it back into an aerial photography and surveying platform.