| 55 |
Built
as L-1049E-55 but converted to L-1049E-82-140 on the production line.
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| 14NOV55 |
CofR No
2828 issued to Qantas Empire Airways as VH-EAD.
|
| 14NOV55 |
First
flown.
|
| 18NOV55 |
Accepted
by Qantas as VH-EAD "Southern Dawn".
|
| 22NOV55 |
Export
CofA No E-27699 issued.
|
| 23NOV55 |
Departed
Burbank on delivery to Sydney via Honolulu and Nadi.
|
| 26NOV55 |
Arrived
Sydney. Flying Time 29:15. Total Time 36:12.
|
| 04JAN56 |
Entered
service (to Tokyo).
|
| 24FEB56 |
Departed
Sydney for Adelaide where the aircraft performed 6 courtesy flights. VH-EAD
was the first L-1049 to land at Adelaide. (Capt R. Uren).
|
| 02MAR56 |
Departed
Sydney on the inaugural Express Service to London via Darwin, Singapore,
Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo and Rome. Seating configuration was 43 first class.
Flying time was 54:30.
|
| 12MAY57 |
Withdrawn
from service for fitment of weather radar.
|
| 09JUN57 |
Returned
to service.
|
| 01DEC57 |
Withdrawn
from service for modification to L-1049G-01-55 and fitment of tip tanks.
|
| 22DEC57 |
Returned
to service.
|
| 08FEB60 |
Departed
Sydney for Darwin on last Qantas service.
|
| 10FEB60 |
Cancelled
from Australian Register.
|
| 08MAR60 |
Sold to
Lockheed as N9721C.
|
| 14MAR60 |
Lockheed
acceptance flight. Total Time 12,505:46. Landings 2,393.
|
| 15MAR60 |
Departed
Sydney on delivery to Burbank.
|
| 16MAR60 |
Arrived
Burbank. (Capt W.A. Killingworth)
|
| 60 |
Leased
to Twentieth Century Airlines as N9721C.
|
| 61 |
Stored
at Lockheed Aircraft Service, Ontario.
|
| 20MAY62 |
Sold to
Trans-International Airlines and later re-registered N9751C.
|
| 19JUN63 |
Leased
to Standard Airways for the summer.
|
| OCT63 |
Returned
to Trans-International by this date. Later leased briefly to Capitol Airways
(unconfirmed).
|
| JUL68 |
Sold to
California Airmotive.
|
| AUG68 |
Withdrawn
from service and stored at Oakland by this date until at least APR69.
|
| NOV69 |
Flown
to Fox Field, Lancaster, California for storage by this date.
|
| 70 |
Cancelled
from U.S. Register.
|
| MAY71 |
Only fuselage
remained by this date. Subsequently scrapped.
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