Ordered new by Australian National Airways

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 to Australia - July 11, 1946

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - July 14, 1946

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

Ferried Sydney- Melbourne's 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: Melbourne-Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-Los Angeles-Las Vegas-Burbank

Arrived at Burbank at conclusion of delivery flight - 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 - May 6, 1959

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-APTT

Sold to Air Cameroun, Douala - November 1961

Entered onto the Cameroun Aircraft Register as TJ-ABD

Sold to Air Madagascar - February 28, 1968

Entered onto the Malagasy Aircraft Register as 5R-MCO

Sold to Air Comores - May 1977

Entered onto the Comoro Islands Aircraft Register as D6-CAB

Withdrawn from use and stored at Moroni International Airport, Comores - 1979

Subsequently broken up

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

VH-ANE. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-ANE. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

5R-MCO. Air Madagascar - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1975.

5R-MCO. Air Madagascar - in the full livery at unknown airport, June 1977.