First flown as a G-18-68 - 1955

Sold to the Pakistan Air Force - becoming S4427 - February 11, 1955

Transferred to the Pakistan Government - becoming AP-AME - April 1961

Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - May 1961

Delivered to T.A.A. at Bankstown, Sydney - May 19, 1961

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBA - August 2, 1961

Aircraft was named 'Leahy Brothers'

Flown to Lae, Papua New Guinea - August 2, 1961

Operated its first T.A.A. service - August 6, 1961

Operated its final T.A.A. service - January 1, 1967

Withdrawn from service and stored at Lae

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales (ACT) Pty Ltd - May 14, 1968

Sold to Air Express (Holdings) Pty Ltd.

Stipped for spares as main spar had reached its fatigue life limit

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 20, 1968

VH-TBA. T.A.A. Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Lae Airport, July 1965.

(Image 1920-045. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TBA. T.A.A. Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Lae Airport, July 1965.

(Image 1920-046. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TBA. T.A.A. Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Goroka Airport, August 1966.

(Image 1920-306. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TBA. T.A.A. Sunbird Services - in the full livery at Goroka Airport, August 1966.

(Image 1920-307. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TBA. Air Express - in basic T.A.A. Sunbird Services colors & no titles at Lae, October 1968.

(Image 1920-197. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TBA. Air Express - being scrapped at Brisbane Airport, July 1980.

(Image 1920-278. P. J. Gates Collection)