Built as a Mark 21E freighter for the U.K. Ministry of Supply - becoming G-AIMI

Transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force as WB482 - January 1949

Delivered to A.R.D.U. - becoming A81-1 - April 14, 1949

Transferred to 34 Squadron - May 22, 1949

Returned to A.R.D.U. - July 28, 1949

Used to transport troops to the N.S.W. coalfields during the coal strike of 1949

Loaned to Airflite for survey flying - July 9, 1952 to February 23, 1953

Withdrawn from use and prepared for disposal - July 4, 1967

Flown to Archerfield, Brisbane - August 1969

Sold to Jetair Australia Ltd - February 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SJG - 8 May, 1970

Withdrawn from use when Jetair Australia ceased operations - November 27, 1970

Acquired by Air Express - 1971

Operated its final Air Express service - King Island-Melbourne - July 1, 1978

Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, having flown 7,928 cycles

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 24, 1979

Acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum, Point Cook, Victoria

Repainted into original R.A.A.F. colors - becoming A81-1

On display at R.A.A.F. Museum, Point Cook

VH-SJG. Jetair Australia - in an all-metal livery at Sydney Airport, November 1970.

(Image 1920-124. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the original livery at Brisbane's Archerfield Airport, November 1972.

(Image 1920-279. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in an all-metal livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1975.

(Image 1920-101. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in an all-metal livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, August 1975.

(Image 1920-297. G. Bennett Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the new blue livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1976.

(Image 1920-036. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the new blue livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1977.

(Image 1920-298. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1977.

(Image 1920-299. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1977.

(Image 1920-280. E. D. Daw Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-190. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-195. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-097. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-193. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-192. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - being loaded for another trip to Tasmania at Melbourne Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-161. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - being loaded for another trip to Tasmania at Melbourne Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-162. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - engine start at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-176. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - taking-off on another trip to Tasmania from Melbourne Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-191. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-SJG. Air Express - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1978.

(Image 1920-236. R. N. Smith Photograph)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - in full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, December 1979.

(Image 1920-201. R. N. Smith Photograph)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - in full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1980.

(Image 1920-300. G. Bennett Photograph)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - in full livery at Coolangatta Airport, February 1980.

(Image 1920-301. G. Bennett Photograph)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - ready to tow from Coolangatta Airport, June 1980.

(Image 1920-282. P. J. Gates Collection)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - stored and deteriorating at Chewing Gum Field, November 1985.

(Image 1920-302. G. Bennett Photograph)

A81-1. Royal Australian Air Force - stored and deteriorating at Chewing Gum Field, November 1985.

(Image 1920-211. R. N. Smith Collection)