Constructed at the San Diego plant for Trans Australia Airlines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAQ - March 24, 1948

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Construction completed - August 21, 1948

Departed San Diego on delivery flight - August 26, 1948

Routing was - Tulsa-Chicago-Montreal-Goose Bay-Bluie West One-Keflavik-London-Rome-

Cyprus-Basra-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta-Rangoon-Singapore-Makasar-Darwin-Alice Springs

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - September 7, 1948

Aircraft was named 'John Forrest'

Entered service with Trans Australia Airlines - Melbourne-Brisbane - October 18, 1948

Fitted out with a V.I.P. interior for the Royal Tour - 1954

Operated its final revenue flight - August 5, 1956

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 28, 1956

Aircraft was reregistered G-AOFC and named 'Kuwait Emerite Special'

Sold to Japan Arabian Oil Company - becoming JA-5048 - August 9, 1958

Sold to International Drilling Company - intending to become N5550A - December 25, 1958

Sold immediately to Norronafly, Norway - becoming LN-IUA - December 1958

Sold to Beldex Corporation - becoming N556R - June 15, 1960

Aircraft was reregistered N3338N - July 27, 1961

Sold to R.O. Naegele - trading as Nagley Advertising - July 28, 1961

Sold to Rialto Company, San Francisco - December 26, 1962

Sold to Magnavox Company - becoming N295M - November 18, 1963

Sold to AirResearch Aviation Co - May 14, 1971

Sold to Carolina Aircraft Corporation - May 28, 1971

Leased to Diversified Marketing Inc - September 20, 1971

Sold to Lax Electronics - August 24, 1973

Sold to Wilgren Electronics Corporation - November 18, 1974

Sold to National Equipment Rental Ltd, New York - March 27, 1975

Sold to Aviation International Resources Inc, Stratford, Connecticut - May 2, 1977

Sold to the Airplane Store then resold same day to Providence Air Charter - October 14, 1981

Sold to T.W. Hunt, Guildford, Connecticut - April 15, 1983

Operated by Combs Freight Air - June 1983

Sold to Air Safaris Inc, San Jose, California - January 23, 1986

Sold to M.B.M. Aircraft Leasing & Sales Inc, Miami, Florida - August 1991

Sold to Bahama Air Ferries, Daytona beach, Florida - April 17, 1995

Leased to Trans Florida Airlines Inc - April 1995

Used as a freight aircraft

Reportedly withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Daytona Beach - 2003

VH-TAQ. Trans Australia Airlines - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1029-131. E. Coates Photograph)

VH-TAQ. Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white roof' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1029-075. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TAQ. Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white roof' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1029-092. B. Colledge Photograph)

N295M. Air Safaris - in the full livery at San Jose Airport, March 1990.

(Image 1029-082. R. N. Smith Collection)

N295M. Air Safaris - in the full livery at San Jose Airport, November 1992.

(Image 1029-058. R. N. Smith Collection)