Originally built as a DHC-4 in 1961

First flown as FV55001 - 1962

Leased to Swedish Air Force for evaluation purposes as TP-55 - June 1962

Assigned to TP-9 Squadron of F7 Wing at Satenas Air Base, Sweden

Returned to de Havilland and arrived at Downview, Canada - March 27, 1965

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as CF-SOD

Upgraded to DHC-4A standard becoming the first such aircraft

Sold to Ansett-M.A.L. - May 8, 1965

Accepted by Ansett at Toronto, Canada August 7, 1965

Ferried route: Toronto-San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney

Flight crew: Capts W. Johns, J. Downie; F/E G. Salmond

Arrived at de Havilland's Bankstown facilities for installation of gravity roller conveyor system - August 19, 1965

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BFC - September 17, 1965

Registered to Mandated Airlines Ltd

Delivered to Ansett-M.A.L. - September 17, 1965

Operated its first service with Ansett-M.A.L. - September 17, 1965

Due to D.C.A. restrictions it could not use its STOL potential in New Guinea

Operated its last revenue service in New Guinea - January 7, 1969

Ferried New Guinea-Melbourne - January 9, 1969

Sold to Hawker de Havilland Australia - January 1969

Sold to Bannock Aerospace Ltd, Canada - January 1969

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - June 19, 1969

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N11HB - June 1969

Departed Melbourne as N11HB on delivery to Bannock - June 26, 1969

Sold to Anglo-Ecuador Oilfields Co becoming HC-AVY

Sold to Sultan of Oman Air Force becoming 805

Sold to La Sarre Air Services (Propair), Quebec, Canada - October 1977

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVGX - October 1977

Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - October 1986

Reported to have been used to smuggle arms from El Salvador to Nicaragua - 1986

CF-SOD. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Downview Airport, August 1965.

(H. Tenby Collection. 1920-015.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at unknown location, October 1966.

(H. Tenby Collection. 1920-016.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, August 1968.

(H. Tenby Collection. 1920-017.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1969.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1920-014.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1969.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1920-044.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1969.

(H. Tenby Collection. 1920-018.)

VH-BFC. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the basic livery at Sydney's Bankstown Airport, April 1969.

(H. Tenby Collection. 1920-019.)

N11HB. Ansett-M.A.L. - in the basic livery at an unknown location, July 1969.

(E. D. Daw Collection. 1920-105.)