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 - September 21, 1948

Departed San Diego on delivery flight - October 8, 1948

Routing was - London-Rome-Nicosia-Basra-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta-Rangoon-Singapore-Makasar-

Darwin-Alice Springs-Adelaide - arriving at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - October 24, 1948

Originally named 'Thomas Mitchell' but later 'William Dampier', 'John Roe' & 'James Cook'

Entered service with Trans Australia Airlines - November 7, 1948

Leased to Guinea Airways - July 1, 1958 to August 1, 1959

Operated its first Guinea Airways service - July 28, 1958

Re-entered T.A.A. service - August 1, 1959

Sold to Beldex Corporation - becoming N9314R - November 25, 1959

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 7, 1959

Sold to Monsanto Chemical Company - becoming N2007 - December 7, 1959

Sold to General Dynamics - becoming N240R - January 1965

Converted to 'CV-600' configuration - 1965

Sold to Stromberg-Carlson Corporation, Rochester - becoming N123SC - December 7, 1970

Sold to Aviation Office of America - January 30, 1975

Sold to Miami Aviation Corporation - April 12, 1976

Sold to Aerolineas Colonia (ARCO), Uruguay - becoming CX-BJL - April 12, 1976

Withdrawn from service and stored at Laguna de los Patos, Uruguay - November 1986

Reported to be in a poor condition minus engines - 2002

VH-TAR. Trans Australia Airlines - in the original all-metal colors, location & date unknown.

(Image 1029-089. E. D. Daw Collection)

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

(Image 1029-132. E. Coates Photograph)

VH-TAR. Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white roof' livery & Royal Crest, location & date unknown.

(Image 1029-020. E. D. Daw Collection)

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

(Image 1029-076. B. Colledge Photograph)

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

(Image 1029-021. E. D. Daw Collection)

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

(Image 1029-022. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-TAR. Guinea Airways Limited - in full TAA livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1958.

(Image 1029-115. E. Coates Collection)

 

N240R. General Dynamics - after its conversion to turboprop configuration, May 1967.

(Image 1029-106. R. N. Smith Collection)

N240R. General Dynamics - after its conversion to turboprop configuration, November 1969.

(Image 1029-094. R. N. Smith Collection)

N123SC. Aviation Office of America - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1975.

(Image 1029-137. R. N. Smith Collection)

N123SC. Aviation Office of America - in the full livery at Miami Airport, May 1975.

(Image 1029-138. R. N. Smith Collection)

N123SC. Arco - in Aviation Office of America livery at Miami Airport, May 1976.

(Image 1029-139. R. N. Smith Collection)

CX-BJL. Arco - in the full livery at Buenos Aires Airport, June 1978.

(Image 1029-104. R. N. Smith Collection)

CX-BJL. Arco - in the full livery at Buenos Aires Airport, January 1979.

(Image 1029-103. R. N. Smith Collection)