| JUN37 | First flown at Burbank. |
| 17JUL37 | Export CofA No E-2897 issued. |
| 22SEP37 | Arrived at Port Melbourne as crated deck cargo on the S.S. "Wairuna". |
| 23SEP37 | Registration application by Ansett Airways Ltd., Essendon. |
| 21OCT37 | CofR No 668 and CofA No 625 issued to Ansett Airways as VH-UZP. Named "Ansalanta" in Ansett service. |
| 01MAR39 | Pilot's
hatch blew off in flight after departing Parafield. The aircraft returned
to Parafield for temporary repairs before continuing to Sydney. (Capt Neville Jackson). |
| 12DEC40 | While
en route Adelaide-Sydney the aircraft landed at Wagga Wagga with an engine
on fire. The fire was extinguished by an RAAF fire tender. Electra VH-UZO
positioned from Melbourne to uplift the passengers. (Capt J.M. Presgrave). |
| 04JAN41 | Force
landed at Mildura with engine trouble. (Capt R.A. Meates). |
| MAR42 | Participated (along with VH-UZO) in the evacuation of Broome and Darwin after enemy air raids. |
| JUN42 | Ansett ceased commercial operations and leased VH-UZP (and VH-UZO) to the USAAF. Operated Melbourne-Cairns and Melbourne-Darwin. |
| 15OCT42 | From this date flights terminated in Sydney and visited Melbourne only occasionally. Based Sydney on charter to U.S. Army Services of Supply (USASOS) normally on the Sydney-Townsville run. |
| 13MAR43 | Forced
landing at Mascot due engine trouble. (Capt Gatenby, F/O Searley). |
| 16APR43 | Forced
landing at Mascot with an unfastened cowling. (Capt F. Cook, F/O T. Cleary). |
| 24APR43 | Forced
landing at Mascot with an overspeeding engine. (Capt D. Ditchburn, F/O T. Cleary). |
| 07JUN43 | Forced
landing at Townsville with a rough engine. (Capt A.A.E. Yates, F/O L. Bradbury). |
| 19AUG43 | Forced
landing at Archerfield with a loose cowling. (Capt J. McLaughlin, F/O G. Moreland). |
| 09SEP43 | Forced
landing at Mascot with radio trouble. (Capt D.A. Ditchburn, F/O C. Fischer). |
| 26SEP43 | Forced
landing at Townsville with engine trouble. (Capt J. Presgrave, F/O F. Corder). |
| 22OCT43 | Forced
landing at Archerfield with overspeeding engine. (Capt C. Gatenby, F/O A. Mogg). |
| 22NOV43 | Starboard
engine was running roughly after landing at Rockhampton. (Capt J. Presgrave, F/O C. Eather). |
| 20DEC43 | Forced
landing at Mascot with an engine overheating. (Capt R. Sealey, F/O S. Johannesson). |
| 19JAN44 | Forced
landing at Bundaberg with engine trouble. (Capt J. presgrave, F/O A. Tosh). |
| 24JAN44 | Forced
landing at Townsville due starboard engine failed ten minutes after departure. (Capt C. Gatenby, F/O S. Johannesson). |
| 18FEB44 | Forced
landing at Archerfield due oil pressure. (Capt R. Sealey, F/O L. Bradbury). |
| 02JUL44 | Forced
landing at Mascot with engine trouble. (Capt H. Broadbent, F/O L. Bradbury). |
| 08AUG44 | Unscheduled landing at Mascot with rough right engine. Capt B. Boardman, F/O Cleary and 6 passengers. (NAA via G. Goodall) |
| 21NOV44 | Forced
landing on Narrabeen Beach, Sydney due engine trouble shortly after departure
from Mascot on the scheduled USASOS run to Townsville. There were no injuries
to the eight passengers and two crew. The aircraft was damaged while being
dragged from the incoming tide by a tractor which broke off the tailwheel.
The aircraft was dismantled and trucked to Mascot for repair. (Capt H.F. Broadbent, F/O C. Eather). |
| 45 | At the end of hostilities, the aircraft was returned to commercial service with Ansett Airways. |
| 16MAY46 | Flew into the ground in heavy rain near Virginia, S.A. while on an instrument approach to Parafield. The aircraft came to rest inverted and severely damaged with both engines ripped out. There were only minor injuries to the twelve on board and indeed all walked away from the accident. The beginnings of a fire were extinguished by one of the passengers with mud from the sodden paddock! The aircraft was struck off the Register on the same day. It is reported that the rear fuselage was in use as a pigeon loft on a property near Parafield until at least the mid 1950s. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 06MAR06 |
Added
reference to incident on 08AUG44.
|
| 1 | 09FEB00 |
Original
issue
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