VH-INH. Douglas DC-6B. c/n 44693-551.
Delivered new to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INH - December 16, 1954 Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd Accepted by A.N.A. and departed Los Angeles on delivery flight to Australia - February 11, 1955 Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - February 15, 1955 Delivery route: Los Angeles-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Melbourne Aircraft was named 'Bungana' (chief) Was originally configured with 58 seats, later increased to 60 seats Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth - March 9, 1955 Established a speed record on Perth-Adelaide route of under 4 hours - April 14, 1955 Cross-chartered to T.A.A. - February 26, 1960 to August 29, 1966 Entered service with T.A.A. - March 7, 1960 Operated T.A.A.'s first Sydney-New Guinea service - July 9, 1960 Sub-chartered to T.E.A.L. - 1960 Operated final T.A.A. revenue service - August 14, 1966 Returned to Ansett-ANA & placed in storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - August 29, 1966 Re-entered service with Ansett-ANA - December 6, 1966 to March 1967 Sold to Sterling Airways via Australian Aircraft Sales P/L - March 29, 1967 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Kobenhavn, Denmark - March 30, 1967 Delivery route:Melbourne-Perth-Cocos Is.-Colombo-Karachi-Bahrain-Cairo-Rome-Schiphol-Kobenhavn Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 8, 1967 Entered onto the Danish Aircraft Register as OY-STP Withdrawn from service by Sterling at Kastrup Airport - September 15, 1970 Scrapped - remains used by the local fire service |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery, February 1955 |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Essendon Airport, February 1955. |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery, location & date unknown. |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown |
VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Western Junction, date unknown |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in original 'white tail' livery at West Beach Airport, April 1960. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in original 'white tail' livery at West Beach Airport, April 1960. |
VH-INH. T.A.A. Trans Australia Airlines - in original 'white tail' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport. |
VH-INH. T.A.A. Trans Australia Airlines - in original 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1965. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1965. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at West Beach Airport. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery, date & location unknown. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Essendon Airport, February 1966. |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Essendon Airport, September 1966. |
VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Coolangatta Airport, January 1967. |
VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1967. |
OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery landing at Copenhagen Airport, September 1969. |
OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery at Copenhagen Airport, date unknown. |
OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery at Copenhagen Airport, September 1969. |
OY-STP. Sterling - the burnt-out remains at Copenhagen Airport, November 1972. |
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