Ordered new by Australian National Airways in 1944

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANC - November 1, 1945

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft named 'Warana' (blue sky)

Test flown at Santa Monica - March 5 & 6, 1946

Accepted by A.N.A. at Burbank - April 7, 1946

Departed San Francisco at 1000 hours on delivery flight to Australia - April 7, 1946

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight with 28 passengers onboard - April 13, 1946

Delivery route: San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capt J. Armstrong (Douglas), F. Patterson; LAME S. S. Woodhouse

Entered Australian service with A.N.A. - April 1946

Used to survey Australia-U.S.A. route (Capt P.T.L. Taylor) - May 3, 1946 to May 14, 1946

Survey route: Laverton-Sydney-Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-San Francisco/Oakland

Chartered on an ad hoc basis to B.C.P.A. for trans Pacific services - September 15, 1946 to April 21, 1948

Operated the first B.C.P.A. Sydney-Vancouver service (fortnightly) with 38 passengers - September 15, 1946

Route: Sydney- Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-Oakland-Vancouver

Flight crew: Capts P.T.L. Taylor, P. Gibbs; F/O H.W. Moore; Hostesses I. Darrock, J. Hutchins

Operated Rome-Australia migrant charter (Capts C. Callabder, F. Patterson) July 12, 1948

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 10, 1958

Sold to SABENA Belgian World Airlines - January 11, 1958

Entered onto Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SBV - January 11, 1958

Leased to Lebanese International Airways, Beirut, Labanon - December 1959

Sold to Trans Mediterranean Airways (T.M.A.) - March 1960

Entered onto Lebanese Aircraft Register as OD-ADO

Crashed whilst landing at Azaibo, Muscat - January 21, 1962

There were no casualties but aircraft was destroyed by fire

VH-ANC. Australian National Airways - in the white top livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1956.

(B. Colledge Photograph. 1125-133.)