VH-INY. Douglas C-54A-15-DC. c/n 10365-96.

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 - becoming 59843 - August 3, 1944

Sold to Veterans Air Express - becoming NC58003 - April 8, 1946

Sold to Matson Navigation Co - becoming N58003 - November 1, 1948

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 - becoming VP-CBD - February 3, 1949

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

Sold & registered to Australian National Airways Ltd - March 16, 1951

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

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 & 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 - becoming D-ADAL - May 24, 1958

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

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

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

Sold to Intercontinental US Inc - becoming N9757F - November 20, 1962

Sold to Interocean Airways - becoming LX-IOG - December 17, 1962

Utilised by the United Nations in the Belgian Congo

Returned to Aviation Traders - April 1965

Sold to Cie Air Transport - becoming F-BMHV - May 31, 1965

Transferred to Transports Aeriens Renunis - 1970

Leased to British Air Ferries - becoming G-AREK - April 29, 1972

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Withdrawn from use and stored at Southend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 - becoming F-BYCL - but did not enter service - June 24, 1977

Placed in storage at Toulouse

Sold to Falcon Airways Inc - becoming N83FA - August 26, 1979

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

Had flown in excess of 55,000 hours

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

(Image 1125-305. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-INY. Australian National Airways - in the white-metal colors with Royal Crest at Melbourne Airport.

(Image 1125-304. A. Fraser Photograph)

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

(Image 1125-023. B. Dannecker Collection)

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

(Image 1125-160. B. Dannecker Collection)
 

F-BMHV. BAF - in a non-standard color scheme, September 1972.

(Image 1125-318. R. N. Smith Collection)

  

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

(Image 1125-320. R. N. Smith Collection)

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

(Image 1125-319. R. N. Smith Collection)

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

(Image 1125-277. R. N. Smith Collection)

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

(Image 1125-278. P. J. Gates Collection)