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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 Accepted by A.N.A. and departed Los Angeles on delivery flight - February 11, 1955 Delivery route was Los Angeles-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi - arriving Melbourne - February 15, 1955 Aircraft was named 'Bungana' (chief) Entered service with A.N.A. - Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth - March 9, 1955 Was originally configured with 58 seats, later increased to 60 seats 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 Flew T.A.A.'s first Sydney-New Guinea service - July 9, 1960 Sub-chartered to T.E.A.L. - 1960 Operated its final service with T.A.A. - 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 - becoming OY-STP - March 29, 1967 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Kobenhavn - March 30, 1967 Delivery route was via Perth-Cocos Is.-Colombo-Karachi-Bahrain-Cairo-Rome-Schiphol Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 8, 1967 Withdrawn from service by Sterling at Kastrup Airport - September 15, 1970 Scrapped - remains used by the local fire service |
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VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery, February 1955 (Image 1125-287. P. J. Gates Collection via Douglas) |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown (Image 1125-101. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1955. (Image 1125-454. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1125-455. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-INH. Australian National Airways - in the last livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown (Image 1125-064. B. Dannecker Collection) |
VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Western Junction, date unknown (Image 1125-119. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in original white tail livery at West Beach Airport, April 1960. (Image 1125-429. A. Fraser Photograph) |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in original white tail livery at West Beach Airport, April 1960. (Image 1125-430. A. Fraser Photograph) |
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VH-INH. T.A.A. Trans Australia Airlines - in original white tail livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport. (Image 1125-422. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-INH. T.A.A. Trans Australia Airlines - in original white tail livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-285. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery at Sydney Airport, May 1965. (Image 1125-265. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery at Sydney Airport, May 1965. (Image 1125-268. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery at West Beach Airport. (Image 1125-215. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery, date & location unknown. (Image 1125-145. E. D. Daw Collection) |
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VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery at Essendon Airport, February 1966. (Image 1125-424. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-INH. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the last white tail livery at Essendon Airport, September 1966. (Image 1125-423. G. Bennett Collection) |
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VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Coolangatta Airport, January 1967. (Image 1125-267. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-INH. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, March 1967. (Image 1125-421. G. Bennett Collection) |
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OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery landing at Copenhagen Airport, September 1969. (Image 1125-329. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery at Copenhagen Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-411. G. Bennett Collection) |
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OY-STP. Sterling - in the full livery at Copenhagen Airport, September 1969. (Image 1125-185. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OY-STP. Sterling - the burnt-out remains at Copenhagen Airport, November 1972. (Image 1125-184. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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