First flown - July 10, 1946

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANE - May 16, 1946

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Arkana' (boomerang)

Departed San Francisco on delivery flight, arriving Sydney - July 14, 1946

Delivery route was San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Sydney

Ferried to Essendon Airport - July 15, 1946

Entered service with A.N.A. - July 1946

Sold to 20th Century Airlines, California - May 6, 1958

Departed Essendon on delivery flight - May 7, 1958

Delivery route was Melbourne-Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-Los Angeles-Las Vegas-Burbank

Arrived at Burbank - May 11, 1958

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N5518V - May 1958

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 13, 1958

Sold to Trans Arabian Airways, Kuwait - becoming G-APTT - May 6, 1959

Sold to Air Cameroun, Douala - becoming TJ-ABD - November 1961

Sold to Air Madagascar - becoming 5R-MCO - February 28, 1968

Sold to Air Comores - becoming D6-CAB - May 1977

Withdrawn from use and stored at Moroni International Airport, Comores - 1979

Subsequently broken up

VH-ANE. Australian National Airways - in the original metal color scheme at Laverton, circa 1946.

(Image 1125-139. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-ANE. Australian National Airways - in their last color scheme at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1125-310. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-ANE. Australian National Airways - in their last color scheme at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 1125-445. P. J. Gates Collection)

5R-MCO. Air Madagascar - in their last color scheme, April 1975.

(Image 1125-333. R. N. Smith Collection)

5R-MCO. Air Madagascar - in their last color scheme, June 1977.

(Image 1125-195. R. N. Smith Collection)