| 54 |
Built
as L-1049C-55-81.
|
| 09FEB54 |
CofR No
2061 issued to Qantas Empire Airways as VH-EAH.
|
| 22APR54 |
First
flown.
|
| 25APR54 |
Accepted
by Qantas as VH-EAH "Southern Sky".
|
| 26APR54 |
Export
CofA No E-27610 issued.
|
| 26APR54 |
Departed
Burbank on delivery to Sydney via Honolulu and Nadi.
|
| 28APR54 |
Arrived
Sydney. Flight Time 27:47. Total Time 37:24. The aircraft subsequently operated
a series of training flights.
|
| 11MAY54 |
Operated
several courtesy flights.
|
| 19MAY54 |
Entered
service (to Vancouver).
|
| 30JUL54 |
Departed
Sydney for Essendon (Melbourne) where several courtesy flights were conducted.
|
| 02AUG54 |
Departed
Sydney on the inaugural Qantas L-1049 service to London.
|
| 02JUN55 |
Departed
Sydney for Tokyo but returned after 10 hours with No 2 engine shut down.
|
| SEP56 |
Modified
to L-1049E-01-55.
|
| 21OCT57 |
Withdrawn
from service for "A" overhaul and fitment of weather radar.
|
| 17NOV57 |
Returned
to service.
|
| 14OCT59 |
Departed
Sydney on its last Qantas service (to London via Melbourne and the Kangaroo
Route).
|
| 03NOV59 |
Sold to
Lockheed as N9716C and cancelled from the Australian Register. Total Time
15,581:53. Landings 4,130.
|
| 04NOV59 |
Departed
Sydney on delivery to Ontario, USA. (Capt J.G. Morton).
|
| 59 |
Stored
initially at Burbank but later leased to Twentieth Century Airlines Inc.
|
| MAR61 |
Leased
to Capitol Airways Inc.
|
| DEC61 |
Sold to
Capitol Airways Inc.
|
| AUG64 |
Withdrawn
from service by this date and stored at Wilmington, Delaware. Later used
for spares.
|
| 67 |
Cancelled
from the U.S. Register.
|
| AUG67 |
Derelict
by this date and subsequently broken up at Wilmington.
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