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| 55 | Built as L-1049E-55 but converted to L-1049E-82-140 on the production line. |
| 08OCT55 | First flown. |
| 14OCT55 | CofR No 2827 issued to Qantas Empire Airways as VH-EAC. |
| 20OCT55 | Accepted by Qantas as VH-EAC "Southern Wave". Export CofA No E-27697 issued same day. |
| 22OCT55 | Departed Burbank on delivery to Sydney. |
| 25OCT55 | Arrived Sydney. Flight Time 27:52. Total Time 36:13. |
| 22NOV55 | Entered service (to Tokyo). |
| 03APR56 | Withdrawn from service for fitment of weather radar. |
| 29APR56 | Returned to service. |
| 16NOV57 | Withdrawn from service for "B" overhaul and modification to L-1049G-01-55 and fitment of tip tanks. |
| 11DEC57 | Returned to service. |
| 08AUG59 | Departed Vancouver for Canberra with Princess Alexandra. |
| 25SEP59 | Departed Canberra for Bangkok with Princess Alexandra. |
| 30NOV59 | Departed Sydney for Brisbane, Darwin, Djakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Butterworth, Kuala Lumpur, Cocos Islands, Perth and Canberra with Prime Minister R.G. Menzies. Returned to Canberra 14DEC59. (Captain A.J. Rayment) |
| 22MAY60 | Operated a TAA charter from Sydney to Brisbane. |
| 20AUG60 | Departed Sydney for Johannesburg. |
| 24AUG60 | Crashed
on take-off at Mauritius en route Cocos Islands. Because of a power drop
on number three engine, the take-off was aborted before V1. The aircraft
skidded off the end of the wet runway and the port undercarriage collapsed.
All passengers and crew were successfully evacuated before the aircraft
was destroyed by fire. Of the 38 passengers and 12 crew, 16 passengers and
4 crew suffered minor injuries. Crew: Captain E. Ditton First Officer S.D. Patrick Second Officer R. Miller Second Officer G. Quinn Navigation Officer L. Sales Radio Officer S. Hocking Engineer Officer M. Picking Engineer Officer E. Chuter Flight Steward P. McGann Flight Steward A. Mackie Flight Steward N. Foster Flight Hostess M. Stewart-Dawson |
| 25AUG60 | Qantas Super Constellation VH-EAK departed Sydney for Mauritius to uplift the passengers from VH-EAC. One passenger remained in hospital in Mauritius with a compound fracture of the leg. All crew remained in Mauritius for the inquiry. |
| AUG60 | VH-EAC
was struck off the Australian Register. Total Time 13,842 hours. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 1 | 03JAN00 | Original issue |
