VH-INS. Douglas DC-6B. c/n 45076-712.


Ordered new by Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INS - August 26, 1956

Registered to Australian Natuional Airways Pty Ltd

Departed Los Angeles on delivery flight to Australia - August 30, 1956

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 2, 1956

Delivery route: Los Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Beltana' (running water)

Operated first revenue service with A.N.A. - September 1956

Transferred to Ansett-ANA following its acquisition of A.N.A. - October 4, 1957

Operated last revenue service Sydney-Melbourne - July 2, 1966

Placed in storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport being the last Douglas DC-6B in Australia

Re-entered service with Ansett-ANA - November 2, 1966

Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport - May 11, 1967

Sold to Far Eastern Air Transport (F.E.A.T.) via Australian Aircraft Sales P/L - July 29, 1968

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Taipei - July 29, 1968

Delivery route: Melbourne-Darwin-Kota Kinabalu-Taipei

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 1, 1968

Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-2007

Sold to Yung Shing Airlines, Taiwan - October 22, 1972

Reregistered as B-12201

Withdrawn from service and stored at Taipei - 1977

Derelict - scrapped at Taipei - 1986


 

VH-INS. Australian National Airways - in the original livery over California, August 1956.

 

VH-INS. Australian National Airways - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-INS. Australian National Airways - in the original livery at Launceston Airport, January 1957.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Hobart Airport, date unknown.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, November 1965.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1966.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, August 1966.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1967.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

VH-INS. Ansett-ANA - in the basic livery without titles at Essendon Airport, date unknown.

B-12201. Yung Shing Airlines - in the full livery at Taipei, 1984.