Construction completed as a Lockheed L-749-79-31 for Qantas - 1947

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAC - March 10, 1947

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Accepted by Qantas at Lockheed Burbank - October 13, 1947

Departed Burbank, California on delivery flight - October 22, 1947

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - October 26, 1947

Flight crew: Capts Jackson, A.E. Yates, Howse

Aircraft named 'Harry Hawker'

Entered Qantas service - October 30, 1947

Departed London on first service via Colombo-Bombay (Capt R.J. Ritchie) - March 20, 1950

Visited Christchurch to commemorate opening of new airport (Capt Jackson) - December 20, 1950

Rolled out at Sydney with red cheatline and white cabin roof - September 30, 1951

Withdrawn from service for conversion to L-749A-79 standard - March 24, 1952

Returned to service - April 29, 1952

Operated first Qantas service from Frankfurt to Sydney - October 21, 1952

Departed Sydney on first service to South Africa - December 2, 1952

Departed Sydney on first Qantas service to London via Bangkok (Capt Pollock) - November 14, 1953

Departed Sydney on its first Tourist service to London - March 29, 1954

Departed Sydney on inaugural Qantas service to Tokyo via Darwin-Manila-Iwakuni - November 3, 1954

Sold to Aerovias Guest SA (Mexico) - October 8, 1955

Aircraft had flown 19,820 hours

Departed Stdney on its delivery flight with Speedpak fitted - October 8, 1955

Ferry route: Sydney-Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-San Francisco

Flight crew: Capts E. Robinson, M. Bamman, B. Fawcett

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 13, 1955

Entered onto Mexician Aircraft Register as XA-LIO

Sold to California Airmotive Corporation

Ferried to Burbank, California for storage - 1963

Broken up for parts with only nose section surviving in scrapyard - July 1963

VH-EAC. Qantas Empire Airways - in the original metal livery at Sydney Airport, November 1948.

VH-EAC. Qantas Empire Airways - in the original metal livery at Christchurch Airport, December 1950.

VH-EAC. Qantas Empire Airways - in the original metal livery at Christchurch Airport, December 1950.

VH-EAC. Qantas Empire Airways - in the original metal livery at Christchurch Airport, December 1950.

VH-EAC. Qantas - in the full livery at London Airport, date unknown.

VH-EAC. Qantas - in the full livery at Donmuang Airport, Bangkok, November 16, 1953.

VH-EAC. Qantas - in the full livery at Donmuang Airport, Bangkok, November 16, 1953.