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.
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14NOV55 |
First
flown.
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18NOV55 |
Accepted
by Qantas as VH-EAD "Southern Dawn".
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22NOV55 |
Export
CofA No E-27699 issued.
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23NOV55 |
Departed
Burbank on delivery to Sydney via Honolulu and Nadi.
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26NOV55 |
Arrived
Sydney. Flying Time 29:15. Total Time 36:12.
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04JAN56 |
Entered
service (to Tokyo).
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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).
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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.
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12MAY57 |
Withdrawn
from service for fitment of weather radar.
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Converted
to L-1049E/01-82, probably at this time.
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09JUN57 |
Returned
to service.
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01DEC57 |
Withdrawn
from service for conversion to L-1049G/02-82 and fitment of tip tanks.
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22DEC57 |
Returned
to service.
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08FEB60 |
Departed
Sydney for Darwin on last Qantas service.
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10FEB60 |
Cancelled
from Australian Register.
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08MAR60 |
Sold
to Lockheed as N9721C.
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14MAR60 |
Lockheed
acceptance flight. Total Time 12,505:46. Landings 2,393.
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15MAR60 |
Departed
Sydney on delivery to Burbank.
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16MAR60 |
Arrived
Burbank. (Capt W.A. Killingworth)
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60 |
Leased
to Twentieth Century Airlines as N9721C.
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61 |
Stored
at Lockheed Aircraft Service, Ontario.
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20MAY62 |
Sold
to Trans-International Airlines and later re-registered N9751C.
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19JUN63 |
Leased
to Standard Airways for the summer.
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OCT63 |
Returned
to Trans-International by this date. Later leased briefly to Capitol
Airways (unconfirmed).
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JUL68 |
Sold
to California Airmotive.
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AUG68 |
Withdrawn
from service and stored at Oakland by this date until at least APR69.
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NOV69 |
Flown
to Fox Field, Lancaster, California for storage by this date.
|
70 |
Cancelled
from U.S. Register.
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MAY71 |
Only
fuselage remained by this date. Subsequently scrapped.
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