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VH-BZN. Convair CV-440-97. c/n 449.
Originally built for anticipated S.A.S. order - n.t.u. Construction completed - September 7, 1957 Sold to General Dynamics - becoming N8445H Sold to Ansett-A.N.A. for $US 750,000 Departed San Diego on delivery flight to Melbourne - November 21, 1957 Delivery route was - San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi-Noumea Arrived Melbourne - November 26, 1957 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZN - December 6, 1957 Chartered by Queensland Airlines on an ad-hoc basis - September 1959 to December 31, 1959 Transferred to Airlines of South Australia - January 1960 Entered Airlines of South Australia service - March 13, 1960 Aircraft was named 'City of Adelaide' Registered to Airlines of South Australia - February 14, 1961 Transferred to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - November 1, 1968 Aircraft was not painted into latest Ansett 'delta' color scheme Operated its last Ansett Airlines of South Australia service - February 11, 1972 Ferried to Melbourne's Essendon Airport for storage - February 14, 1972 Sold to Jack M. Garfinkle - becoming N103KA - April 1973 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 27, 1973 Leased to Khmer Akas - Air Cambodge - April 30, 1973 Aircraft was named 'Debbie' Badly damaged during flight to Phnom Penh - January 17. 1975 Withdrawn from service and stored at Bangkok Airport - late 1970's Scrapped at Bangkok - 1981 |
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VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1029-006. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery at Proserpine Airport, date unknown. (Image 1029-028. B. Dannecker Photograph) |
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VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery with modified titles at Canberra, date unknown. (Image 1029-040. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery with modified titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 1029-129. E. Coates Photograph) |
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VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown. (Image 1029-004. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 1029-048. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown. (Image 1029-086. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1971. (Image 1029-039. P. J. Gates Collection) |