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

Sold to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines

Delivered to B.C.P.A. - September 30, 1948

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

Aircraft was named 'Discovery'

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

Sold to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd - May 1954

Aircraft was named 'Arahia' (trailblazer)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 17, 1954

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-BGC

Transferred to Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ3633 - May 16, 1961

Entered service with 40 Squadron - May 23, 1961

Sold to Lamm Associates Inc - April 26, 1964

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N255N

Departed Whenuapai on delivery flight to U.S.A. - April 16, 1964

Sold to Pacific Western Airlines, Canada - May 18, 1965

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-PWQ

Sold to Lamm Associates Inc, California - January 17, 1971

Sold to Mercer Airlines - April 3, 1971

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N90MA

Sold to Aerial Applicators, Salt Lake City for use as a waterbomber - May 1973

Transferred to Sis-Q Aervices - 1982

Transferred to Macavia International, California - June 1985

Sold to T. & G. Aviation, Chandler, Arizona - February 1991

Sold to Pacific Harbour Capital, Portland, Oregon - February 1993

Sold to Barron Thomas Aviation, Wilmington, Delaware - April 1994

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - July 11, 1994

Intended sale to Air Transport Office, Kinshasha, Zaire did not eventuate

Aircraft was in a derelict condition at Chandler, Arizona - April 2002

Cockpit section purchased by Pekka Kauppi of Finland to be converted into a simulator

Nose section removed from aircraft and freighted to Finland - 2006

Rest of aircraft scrapped on site

VH-BPH. B.C.P.A. - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

ZK-BGC. T.E.A.L. - in the original 'white' livery, location & date unknown.

ZK-BGC. T.E.A.L. - in the original 'white' livery at Auckland Airport, 1958

N90MA. Sis-Q - in basic Aerial Applicators livery at Chandler Airport, September 1982.

N90MA. Macavia - in a revised Aerial Applicators livery at Chandler Airport, April 1988.

N90MA. Macavia - in a revised Aerial Applicators livery at Chandler Airport, September 1989.

N90MA. Macavia - in a revised Aerial Applicators livery at Chandler Airport, September 1989.

N90MA. Macavia - in faded Aerial livery being scrapped at Chandler Airport, July 2003.

N90MA. Macavia - the salvaged nose section arriving at Pekka Kauppi's residence, Finland, 2006.

N90MA. Macavia - the salvaged nose section at Pekka Kauppi's residence, Finland, 2006.

N90MA. Macavia - the salvaged nose section arriving at Pekka Kauppi's residence, Finland, 2006.