Ordered new by Australian National Airways in 1944

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

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft named 'Tatana' (father) by Marie Wilson at Santa Monica, California

Accepted by A.N.A. at Santa Monica but purchased in Las Vegas - June 10, 1946

Departed San Francisco on delivery flight to Australia - June 11, 1946

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - June 15, 1946

Delivery route: Las Vegas-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Suva-Sydney

Flight crew: Capts A. Lovell, S. McDonald, J. Presgrave; Navigator H. Farley, Radio Operator W. Pinwill;

Flight Engineer L. Reeding; Hostesses Lawler & Hanson

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

Used to survey Australia-U.S.A. route - May 3, 1946 to May 14, 1946

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. Auckland-Vancouver service - April 25, 1947

Departed Melbourne on migrant charter (Capt P. Gibbs; F/O V. Cherche) - February 22, 1949

Route: Melbourne-Darwin-Singapore-Colombo-Karachi-Cairo-Rome-London

Departed London on return migrant charter to Australia - March 1, 1949

Crashed at Sydney Airport during a heavy landing on shortened runway - October 16, 1952

Flight crew: Capt R. Maher; F/O K. Loughnan

Aircraft struck drain at end of runway causing undercarriage to rupture fuel tanks

No fire resulted from accident and no injuries sustained by crew

Considered to be uneconomical to repair

Salvaged and transported to Melbourne by road but not repaired

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 30, 1955

VH-AND. Australian National Airways - in the original metal livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

(E. D. Daw Collection. 1125-138.)