VH-EAA "Southern Sea"
Type: L-1049E/L-1049G/L-1049H Super Constellation
Msn: 4580
Subsequent Identities:
- N9714C
- CF-PXX
- N9714C
- LV-IXZ
History:
| FEB55 | Built as L-1049E-55-81 but converted to L-1049E-01-82-119 on the production line. |
| 22FEB55 | First flown. |
| 24FEB55 | CofR No 2801 issued to Qantas Empire Airways as VH-EAA. |
| 26FEB55 | Accepted by Qantas as VH-EAA "Southern Sea". Was to be VH-EAO "Southern Mist". More details. |
| 28FEB55 | Export CofA No E-27666 issued. |
| 01MAR55 | Departed Burbank on delivery via Honolulu and Canton Island. |
| 04MAR55 | Arrived Sydney. Flying Time 29:25. Total Time 37:23. |
| 22MAR55 | Entered service (to San Francisco). |
| 19JUL55 | Sydney to Nadi record time 5:32. Captain A. Duffield. |
| 05NOV55 | Departed Sydney on the inaugural Super Constellation service to Johannesburg. |
| 16JUN57 | Withdrawn from service for "B" overhaul and fitment of weather radar. |
| 13JUL57 | Returned to service. |
| 08JAN58 | Withdrawn from service for modification to L-1049G-02-82 and fitment of tip tanks. |
| 24JAN58 | Returned to service. |
| 14FEB58 | Operated a Royal flight from Christchurch to Colombo. |
| 05MAR58 | Departed Adelaide for London via Cocos Island and Johannesburg with the Queen Mother. Extensive delay at Mauritius with engine trouble. (Captain R.F. Uren). |
| 03NOV58 | Departed Sydney for Darwin to uplift passengers from the delayed BOAC Britannia G-ANBL. |
| 23JAN59 | Departed Sydney on the inaugural Super Constellation service to Port Moresby. |
| 29JAN60 | Departed Sydney for Ontario for conversion to L-1049H-01-55 convertible freighter by Lockheed Aircraft Service. |
| 31JAN60 | Arrived Ontario. |
| 29MAR60 | Departed Ontario. |
| 04APR60 | Arrived Sydney. (Captain D.J. Skinner). |
| 31MAY60 | Departed Sydney with a load of sheep for Bucharest. |
| APR61 | Withdrawn from service. |
| 21DEC61 | Test flown prior re-entering service. |
| 15DEC62 | Departed Sydney on its last Qantas service. (To London via Hong Kong). |
| 22JAN63 | Cancelled from the Australian Register on sale to Lockheed. |
| 23JAN63 | Departed Sydney for Burbank as N9714C. Total Time 17,709:58. |
| JAN63 | Sold to Eagle Aircraft Inc. |
| 64 | Sold to World Wide Airways Inc. (Canada) as CF-PXX. |
| 15AUG65 | Flown to Buffalo, NY to escape the collapse of World Wide Airways. |
| MAY66 | Sold to International Aerodyne Inc as N9714C. |
| AUG66 | Leased to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for a world tour until November 66. |
| 12APR67 | Re-registered LV-IXZ for lease to Aerotransportes Entre Rios. |
| 14APR67 | Noted at London, Gatwick still as N9714C operating a charter for AER. |
| APR70 | Withdrawn from service by this date and stored at Buenos Aires- Ezeiza where the aeroplane was subsequently scrapped. (Date unknown). |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 24JUN01 |
Clarified
use of name "Southern Mist" on this aeroplane.
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