VH-INT. Douglas DC-6B. c/n 45077-728.


Ordered new by Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INT - October 18, 1956

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Departed Los Angeles on delivery flight to Australia - October 18, 1956

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - October 22, 1956

Delivery route: Los Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Olympiana' for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne

Operated first revenue service with A.N.A. - November 12, 1956

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

Flew proving flights to / from Lae, New Guinea - June 14, 1960

Flew inaugural 'Golden Orchid' service Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby-Lae - July 11, 1960

Operated final revenue service with Ansett-ANA - August 14, 1966

Placed in storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport

Sold to Trans-Union, France - November 2, 1966

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to France - November 4, 1966

Delivery route: Melbourne-Perth-Cocos Is.-Colombo-Karachi-Cairo-Marseilles

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 1966

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BOEV - November 1966

Sold to Europe Aero Service - September 1, 1971

Sold to Transport Aeriens Reunis (T.A.R.) / Air Dauphine - June 1973

Sold to Delta Air Transport (D.A.T.), Belgium - April 3, 1975

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VFG

Sold to R. Korastinsky (aircraft broker) - March 1978

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N9383A

Sold to Aerotransporte de Espana, Spain - April 1978

Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-DCK

Leased to Nigeria Trade Wings - May 1978

Withdrawn from service and stored at Alverca, Portugal - September 1979

Sold to Lukums Air Services, Zaire - September 1980

Entered onto the Zaire Aircraft Register as 9Q-CCM

Transferred to Kinair Cargo, Zaire - 1983

Withdrawn from service for period of time and stored at Kinshasa - October 1986

Returned to service but withdrawn again and stored at Kinshasa - late 1991

Sold to Transair Cargo later becoming TAC Air Services - 1995

Aircraft broken up - date unknown


VH-INT. Ansett-ANA - in the last A.N.A. livery with white tail at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-INT. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the last A.N.A. livery with the revised tail at Cairns Airport, date unknown.

VH-INT. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the last A.N.A. livery with the revised tail at Cairns Airport, date unknown.

VH-INT. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Lae Airport, March 1964.

VH-INT. Ansett-ANA - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

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

VH-INT. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Western Junction, date unknown.

VH-INT. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 1965.

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

F-BOEV. Trans Union - in the full livery at Paris LBG Airport, date unknown.

F-BOEV. Trans Union - in the full livery at Paris LBG Airport, July 1970.

 

F-BOEV. Trans Union - in the full livery at Paris LBG Airport, July 1970.

 
 

F-BOEV. Europe Aero Service - in basic Trans Union livery at Paris LBG, date unknown.

 

OO-VFG. Delta Air Transport - in the blue livery at Ostend Airport, May 1976.

OO-VFG. Delta Air Transport - in the blue livery at Antwerp Airport, October 1976.

OO-VFG. Delta Air Transport - in the red livery at Ostend Airport, May 1977.

OO-VFG. Delta Air Transport - in the red livery at Ostend Airport, October 1977.

EC-DCK. Aerotransporte de Espana in the full livery at unknown airport, July 1979.

EC-DCK. Aerotransporte de Espana in the full livery at unknown airport, July 1979.