History:

56	Built as L-1049H-82-133. The prototype L-1049H "Husky" convertible passenger/freighter.
20SEP56	First flown.
04OCT56	Christened "Southern Spray" at Burbank by Qantas secretaries Lola Fry and Pamela Cooke. Image
10OCT56	Accepted by Qantas.
13OCT56	Export CofA No E-28719 issued.
13OCT56	CofR No 2850 issued to Qantas Empire Airways as VH-EAM.
13OCT56	Departed Burbank on delivery to Sydney but returned to Burbank.
15OCT56	Departed Burbank on delivery to Sydney via Honolulu and Nadi.
17OCT56	Arrived Sydney. Flight Time: 28:17. Total Time: 40:06.
02NOV56	Entered service (to San Francisco via Nadi, Christmas Island and Honolulu).
27DEC57	Withdrawn from service for fitment of weather radar. The first Qantas aircraft to be modified.
26JAN57	Returned to service.
21MAR57	Operated a TAA charter.
23NOV57	Departed Sydney for Darwin to collect passengers from the delayed BOAC Britannia G-ANBF.
16DEC57	Wing tip damaged by the wing tip of departing VH-EAJ.
05FEB58	Departed Sydney for Canton Island with an engine for VH-EAD.
11JUN62	Operated its last Qantas service.
11JUL62	Departed Sydney on delivery to Ontario via Nadi and Honolulu. Flight Time: 28:40. Total Time: 13,922:41.
13JUL62	Arrived Ontario
24JUL62	Cancelled from Australian Register on sale to Air New Mex Inc as N7776C
SEP62	Noted under overhaul at Burbank after having been stored there. Converted to L-1049H-06.
JAN63	Leased to Intercontinental US Inc by this date.
24JAN63	Undercarriage collapsed during maintenance at Miami.
23APR64	Leased to Alaska Airlines.
31DEC64	Change of ownership to International Aerodyne Inc although lease to Alaska Airlines continued.
JUL66	Last reported with Alaska Airlines.
DEC66	Leased to Trans International (in Alaska colours) by this date until at least May 67.
23JUN68	Seen at Miami on lease to Aerotransportes Entre Rios as N7776C.
24JUN68	US registration cancelled and aircraft re-registered LV-PJU.
23AUG68	Re-registered LV-JHF with Aerotransportes Entre Rios although noted carrying this registration prior to this date.
SEP68	Returned to Miami and leased to Bolivian Airways as CP-797 "Carmen" by this date.
11DEC68	Registration LV-JHF cancelled.
10JAN69	Re-registered N7776C to International Aerodyne Inc.
06MAR69	To Air Cargo Operations Inc.
05JUN69	To Leasing Consultants Inc.
AUG69	In use on Biafran airlift by this date until at least MAR70.
SEP70	Noted stored at Fort Lauderdale.
26JAN71	Sold to L & H International Airmotive Inc. Still stored at Fort Lauderdale.
05MAR71	CofR issued (as N7776C).
JUL72	Flown to Columbus, Ohio and subsequently broken up for spares for Aircraft Specialties of Mesa, Arizona. (Some reports have the aircraft broken up at Mesa but it is believed to have been scrapped at Columbus).

Issue	Date	Remarks
7	28DEC22	L-1049 slideshows combined
6	27NOV22	Added a slideshow.
5	18NOV21	Added three images from the State Library of NSW. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3
4	25JUN16	Added an image of the Christening ceremony at Burbank.
3	25FEB16	Revised presentation of type.
2	26DEC15	Added 2 images from the Qantas Heritage Collection. Image 1 Image 2
1	06JAN00	Original issue

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