Delivered new to the U.S.A.A.F. as a C-54A-15-DC - August 3, 1944

Issued the serial number 42-72260

Transferred to the U.S. Navy as an R5D-1 as 59843 - August 3, 1944

Sold to Veterans Air Express - April 8, 1946

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as NC58003

Sold to Matson Navigation Co - November 1, 1948

Reregistered as N58003

Australian National Airways applied for C of R for this aircraft - November 25, 1948

Registration marks 'VH-ANG' were reserved - but not taken up

Delivered to Air Ceylon whilst enroute to Australia - February 3, 1949

Entered onto the Ceylonese Aircraft Register as VP-CBD

Reregistered VP-ACA to Ceylon Dept of Civil Aviation - September 17, 1950

Sold to Australian National Airways Ltd - March 16, 1951

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INY - March 16, 1951

Registered to Australian National Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Laxapana' (a million lights)

Utilised on Air Ceylon flights until these ceased - July 23, 1953

Operated in either a 50 seat mixed class or 70 seat all-economy class configuration

Utilised by British Royal Family during their Royal Tour of Australia - 1954

On the Royal Tour the normal fittings were replaced by lounges and chairs

Had distinction of being first commercial airliner to use new Adelaide Airport - February 16, 1955

Sold to Twentieth Century Airlines Inc - March 25, 1958

Departed Essendon on delivery flight to Burbank, California - March 26, 1958

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 29, 1958

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N5520V - 1958

Leased to Seven Seas Airlines Inc - 1958

Sold to Transavia, Germany - May 24, 1958

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ADAL

Sold to Luft Transport Unternehmed GmbH (L.T.U.) - September 30, 1959

Sold to British United Air Ferries for Carvair conversion - August 7, 1960

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-AREK

First Carvair flight as conversion # 5 - November 2, 1962

Sold to Intercontinental US Inc - November 20, 1962

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N9757F

Sold to Interocean Airways - December 17, 1962

Entered onto the Luxembourg Aircraft Register as LX-IOG

Utilised by the United Nations in the Belgian Congo

Returned to Aviation Traders - April 1965

Sold to Cie Air Transport - May 31, 1965

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BMHV

Transferred to Transports Aeriens Renunis - 1970

Leased to British Air Ferries - April 29, 1972

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-AREK

Sold to British Air Ferries - February 1973

Leased to construction company Paulings (Middle East) Ltd - June 20, 1974 to February 8, 1975

Withdrawn from use and stored at Southend

Sold to Uni-Air, Toulouse, France but did not enter service - June 24, 1977

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-BYCL

Placed in storage at Toulouse

Sold to Falcon Airways Inc - August 26, 1979

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N83FA

Sold to Gilford Aviation Inc, Alaska - May 1982

Sold to Robert D. McSwiggan - October 17, 1985

Sold to Academy Airlines Inc - 1986 - and then transferred to Custom Air Service Inc

Aircraft crashed after take-off at Griffin, Georgia - April 9, 1997

Aircraft had flown in excess of 55,000 hours

VH-INY. Australian National Airways - in the 'white roof' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-INY. Australian National Airways - in the 'white roof' livery with Royal Crest at Melbourne Airport.

VH-INY. Australian National Airways - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-INY. Australian National Airways - inside the cockpit at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

F-BMHV. BAF - in a non-standard livery at Southend Airport, September 1972.

G-AREK. Pauling - in the full livery at Southend Airport, May 1976.

G-AREK. Pauling - in the full livery at Southend Airport, September 1976.

F-BYCL. Uni-Air - in basic Pauling livery at Southend Airport, July 1977.

N83FA. Falcon Air Cargo - in basic BAF livery at Fort Worth, September 1979.

N83FA. Gilford Aviation - in partial BAF livery at Fort Worth, April 1982.