Australian
Visits by the NASA Super Constellations
|
NASA
20 |
10MAR65
|
Arrived
at Adelaide from Perth. Departed for Woomera on 12MAR65. |
NASA
421 |
16DEC66
|
Photographed
at Sydney. |
NASA
421 |
30DEC66
|
Photographed
at Sydney. |
NASA
421 |
09JAN67
|
First
flight on engineering tests with Honeysuckle Creek tracking
station. Subsequent flights occurred on 10, 11, 12, 17 &
23 JAN67 with the aircraft based at Sydney. |
NASA
421 |
03JUL67
|
Tests
at Honeysuckle Creek until 08JUL67. |
NASA
420 |
11SEP67
|
Tests
at Honeysuckle Creek until 29SEP67. |
NASA
421 |
02MAY68
|
Delivered
priority cargo for Honeysuckle Creek and Orroral Valley stations. |
NASA
420 |
29JUN68
|
Photographed
at Perth. |
NASA
421 |
02JUL68
|
Arrived
for tests at Honeysuckle Creek. Only flights were 05 &
06JUL68. |
NASA
421 |
14NOV68
|
Conducted
simulations at Honeysuckle Creek for the Apollo 8 mission
until 28NOV68. Apollo 8 launched on 21DEC68. |
NASA
421 |
26NOV68
|
The
power recovery turbine on #1 engine failed. A replacement
engine was flown to Sydney on NASA C-54G NASA 427. |
NASA
420 |
12APR69
|
Arrived
via Alaska, Japan and Philippines for Apollo 10/11 tests at
Honeysuckle Creek until 20APR69. Apollo 10 launched on 18MAY69.
Apollo 11 launched on 16JUL69. |
Note:
With effect from 25JUN69 the aircraft were registered N420NA
and N421NA
but the source document continues to identify the aircraft
by their NASA numbers.
|
NASA
421
|
01DEC70
|
Conducted
simulations at Honeysuckle Creek for the Apollo 14 mission
until 07DEC70. Apollo 14 launched on 31JAN71. |
NASA
421
|
18JUN71
|
Arrived
to support Honeysuckle Creek for the Apollo 15 mission until
23JUN71. Apollo 15 launched on 26JUL71. (Note: The aircraft
is not identified in the source document but see 24JUN71). |
NASA
421
|
24JUN71
|
N421NA
Departed Sydney for Pago Pago. (Source: 4) |
NASA
421
|
05MAR72
|
Arrived
to support Honeysuckle Creek for the Apollo 16 mission until
28APR72. Apollo 16 launched on 16APR72. |
NASA
421
|
13MAR72
|
After
the conclusion of Carnarvon simulations, #4 engine failed.
A replacement engine was flown out from the USA and fitted
at Perth. The unserviceable engine was donated to what was
then the Air Force Association Museum. At the time of writing.
the engine is still on display at the Aviation Heritage Museum
at Bull Creek, WA.
(See picture below) |
NASA
421
|
11NOV72
|
N421NA
arrived Perth from Darwin. (Source: 7) |
NASA
421
|
20NOV72
|
N421NA
departed Perth for Canberra. (Source: 7) |
NASA
421
|
23NOV72
|
The
aircraft arrived for the final tests at Honeysuckle Creek
until 26NOV72. While the aircraft was en route from its base
at Baltimore, the crew had been informed that the aircraft
would be withdrawn from service on completion of this mission.
(See schedule below) |