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Withdrawn from service by Sterling at Kastrup Airport - September 15, 1970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.