Built at the Douglas Chicago plant

Delivered to the U.S.A.A.F. - as 42-72242 - July 13, 1944

Sold to Western Air Lines - becoming NC88784 - March 1946

Sold to American Airlines Inc for use as a freighter - becoming N88784 - 1947

Sold to Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco - October 7, 1948

Sold to Australian National Airways - November 25, 1948

(Certificate of Australian Aircraft Registration reserved for an aircraft to be registered as VH-ANG

Registration reserved for aircraft with c/n 10365 - November 25, 1948)

Aircraft was intended to be sold to Air Ceylon - December 17, 1948

Transferred from Matson Navigation to Air Ceylon but sale & registration VP-CBD not taken up

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Australian Certificate of Registration was amended to show aircraft with c/n 10347 becoming VH-ANG

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANG - December 31, 1948

Aircraft was named 'Palana' (star)

Initially operated with 44 seats, increased to 48 seat in 1949 and to 50 seats from 1954

Used on numerous Air Ceylon services

Utilised to carry the Royal Household Staff during Royal Tour of 1954

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. for sale - April 23, 1958

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

Sold to Twentieth Century Aircraft Inc - becoming N5519V - April 28, 1958

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 28, 1958

Sold to Seven Seas Airlines Inc, New York - August 1959

Aircraft was named 'Indian Ocean'

Utilised as a freighter

Crash-landed 12 km from Nagpur, India whilst on flight from Bombay (Mumbai) to Bangkok - March 22, 1961

Crew experienced engine failure and attempted a wheels-up landing

All three on board were killed & aircraft destoyed

VH-ANG. Australian National Airways - in the white cabin roof livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport.

(B. Colledge Photograph. 1125-297.)

VH-ANG. Australian National Airways - in the white top livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport.

(B. Colledge Photograph. 1125-307.)

VH-ANG. Australian National Airways - in the white top livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport.

(B. Colledge Photograph. 1125-308.)

VH-ANG. Australian National Airways - in the white top livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, July 1956.

(B. Colledge Photograph. 1125-134.)

VH-ANG. Australian National Airways - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1125-175.)