Built as a Lockheed L-1049E-55-118 - 1954

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAF - September 24, 1954

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

First flown at Burbank - February 12, 1955

Accepted by Qantas at Burbank - February 19, 1955

Departed Burbank, California on delivery flight to Australia - February 20, 1955

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - February 23, 1955

Delivery route: Burbank-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Sydney

Flight time: 29 hours 15 minutes

Aircraft was named 'Southern Wind'

Operated first revenue service Sydney-London - March 5, 1955

Operated series of courtest flight to New Zealand - October 2 to 8, 1955

Routes: Sydney-Auckland (6); Sydney-Wellington (3); Sydney-Christchurch (6)

Operated inaugural L-1049 Sydney-Hong Kong service (Capt R.F. Uren) - January 6, 1957

Withdrawn from service for 'A' check and fitment of weather radar - May 31, 1957

Returned to service - July 4, 1957

Operated last revenue service to Sydney-Johannesburg-Sydney - April 13 - 19, 1963

Sold to Boeing - April 23, 1963

Departed Sydney on ferry flight to Boeing - April 23, 1963

Flight crew: Capts A. Rayment, R.A. Pitt

Ferry route: Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu-San Francisco

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 25, 1963

Sold to California Airmotive Inc for spares - 1963

Scrapped - December 1964

VH-EAF. Qantas - the inaugural flight to Hong Kong at Hong Kong, January 7, 1957.

VH-EAF. Qantas - passengers on the inaugural flight to Hong Kong at Hong Kong, January 7, 1957.

VH-EAF. Qantas - passengers preparing to board their flight at Sydney Airport, circa 1958.

VH-EAF. Qantas - passengers preparing to board their flight at Sydney Airport, circa 1958.

VH-EAF. Qantas - F/O Sandy McPhee in the cockpit at Sydney Airport, circa 1958.

VH-EAF. Qantas - interior view of the cabin looking aft, circa 1958.

VH-EAF. Qantas - in the full livery at Cocos Island, date unknown.

VH-EAF. Qantas - in the full livery at Perth Airport, circa 1960.

VH-EAF. Qantas - the crew of the last Constellation service to South Africa at Sydney Airport, April 1963.