Built for S.A.S but order not taken up despite registration SE-BDH being reserved for it

Sold to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPF - October 29, 1948

Registered to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd

Delivered to B.C.P.A. - November 19, 1948

Aircraft was named 'Endeavour'

Chartered by A.N.A. to provide extra capacity at peak times - dates unknown

Sold to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd - May 1954

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 17, 1954

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-BGA - May 17, 1954

Aircraft was named 'Aotearoa III'

Transferred to Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ3631 - May 16, 1961

Entered service with 40 Squadron - June 29, 1961

Operated final trooping flight Singapore-Auckland - June 1968

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales - August 12, 1968

Sold to Lao United Airlines, Laos - November 14, 1968

Entered onto the Loatian Aircraft Register as XW-DKJ

Reregistered XW-TDJ

Transferred to Royal Air Lao and reregistered as XW-PEH - 1969

Leased to Penas, Indonesia

Aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into a swamp near Tegal, Java - February 1, 1972

Was on flight from Singapore to Java when it ran out of fuel - 6 killed

VH-BPF. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - in the metal livery prior to delivery, date unknown.

VH-BPF. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - in the metal livery prior to delivery, date unknown.

VH-BPF. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

ZK-BGA. T.E.A.L. - in the white livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

XW-TDJ. A.A.S. - in Lao United Airlines livery without titles, location & date unknown.