Built for North American Airlines - November 15, 1954

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N6120C

Entered service with North American Airlines - May 1, 1955

Airline was renamed Trans American Airlines - 1956

Airline was renamed Twentieth Century Airlines before it ceased flying - April 1957

Leased to Eastern Airlines Inc - May 1957 to May 1962

Leased to Columbia Airlines - May 23, 1962

Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - November 7, 1963

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAD - November 7, 1963

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Aircraft was named 'John Ross'

Departed Burbank on delivery flight to Australia - November 13, 1963 -

Arrived Melboure at conclusion of delivery flight - November 16, 1963

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide as TN512 - December 15, 1963

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melboure as TN427 - July 29, 1966

Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport

Sold to Trans Mediterranean Airways (T.M.A.), Lebanon - September 4, 1966

Entered onto the Lebanese Aircraft Register as OD-AER

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Lebanon - September 4, 1966

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 5, 1966

Sold to Zantop International Airlines - December 1973

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N90687

Sold to Lineas Aereas del Caribe - April 1976

Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-1707X

Aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into a mountain near Sierra Cocuy, Colombia - December 8, 1978

Aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Trinidad to Bogota, Colombia

Three flightcrew were killed the aircraft was destroyed in ensuing fire

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Coolangatta Airport, date unknown.

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at West Beach, date unknown.

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1966.

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1966.

OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery, location & date unknown.

OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery at unknown location, November 1968.

OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery at unknown location, December 1968.

HK-1707X. LAC Colombia - in the full livery at Miami Airport, June 1976.