Ordered new by Eastern Airlines - February 9, 1956

First flown - February 9, 1959

Delivered new to Eastern Airlines as N5524 - February 26, 1959

Entered the Lockheed (LEAP) Program as LEAP #81 EAL-10 - February 10, 1961

LEAP modification completed - March 9, 1961

Withdrawn from use and stored - 1971

Sold to Aerocarga SA becoming XA-FAM - December 18, 1972

Operated by Aeroservicios de California - December 22, 1972

Sold by Morgan Rourke Aircraft Sales to Cardinal Corporation, Las Vegas - as N83MR - 12 December 12, 1979

Registered to Cardinal Corporation - January 29, 1980

Placed in storage at Mojave in passenger configuration - June 1991

Reregistered to JBQ Aviation as N3209A - December 1991

Delivered to Indian Ocean Airlines, at Perth - August 14, 1992

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IOB - September 9, 1992

Registered to Indian Ocean Airlines, Belmont, Western Australia

Did not enter service on Perth-Cocos Island-Christmas Island route as intended

Aircraft cancelled from the Australia Aircraft Register - December 14, 1992

Departed Perth on return delivery flight to JBQ Aviation as N351Q - December 15, 1992

Leased to Renown Aviation - May 1998

Utilised on USN contract and operated from NAS North Island, San Diego

Sold by Starman Brothers Auctions, Roswell, New Mexico - July 26, 2002

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GZVM

Registered to Air Spray Ltd, Red Deer

Converted to tanker configuration becoming Tanker 85

Test flown in tanker configuation - May 2005

Current

N5524. Eastern - in the final livery at unknown location, May 1970.

(Image 1808-544. R. N. Smith Collection)

XA-FAM. California - in the full livery at unknown location, August 1977.

(Image 1808-245. R. N. Smith Collection)

C-FNWY. Northwest Territorial - in the original livery at unknown location, September 1983.

(Image 1808-246. R. N. Smith Collection)

C-FNWY. Northwest Territorial - in the revised livery at unknown location, June 1986.

(Image 1808-247. R. N. Smith Collection)

C-FNWY. NWT Air - in the final livery, location & date unknown.

(Image 1808-291. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-FNWY. Air Bridge - in the final NWT Air livery at East Midlands Airport, May 1991.

(Image 1808-350. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-FNWY. Air Bridge - in a modified NWT Air livery at Mojave, June 1991.

(Image 1808-662. R. N. Smith Collection)

N3209A. Air Bridge - in a modified NWT Air livery at Tucson, April 1992.

(Image 1808-250. R. N. Smith Collection)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in a modified NWT Air livery at Perth Airport, October 1992.

(Image 1808-251. R. N. Smith Collection)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in a modified NWT Air livery at Cairns Airport, January 1993.

(Image 1808-252. R. N. Smith Collection)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in a modified NWT Air livery at Opa Locka Airport, February 1993.

(Image 1808-253. R. N. Smith Collection)

N351Q. Indian Ocean Airlines - in a modified NWT Air livery at Roswell, June 1996.

(Image 1808-300. R. N. Smith Collection)