Built as a Lockheed L-1049C-55-81 - 1954

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAG - February 9, 1954

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

First flown at Burbank - March 18, 1954

Accepted by Qantas at Burbank - March 28, 1954

Departed Burbank, California on delivery flight to Australia (Capt K.G. Jackson) - April 12, 1954

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - April 15, 1954

Delivery route: San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney

Flight time: 29 hours 57 minutes

Aircraft was named 'Southern Constellation'

Operated inaugural Qantas L-1049 Sydney-Vancouver service - May 15, 1954

Route: Sydney-Nadi-Canton Island-Honolulu-San Francisco-Vancouver

Flight crew: Capts K.G. Jackson, J. Connolly

Operated inaugural Qantas L-1049 Sydney-Singapore service - February 4, 1955

Operated inaugural Qantas L-1049 Sydney-Manila-Tokyo service - May 3, 1955

Operated inaugural Qantas L-1049 Sydney-Christchurch service - November 19, 1955

Withdrawn from service for 'D' check and fitment of weather radar - September 23, 1957

Returned to service - October 20, 1957

Operated last Qantas L-1049 service to Port Moresby (Capt J.G. Morton) - July 7, 1960

Leased to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) - December 16, 1960

Leased to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) - January 1961 to March 1961

Operated its final Qantas service on a migrant charter to Malta - April 7, 1963 to April 15, 1963

Withdrawn from use and sold to Boeing - May 3, 1963

Total time to date - 21,844 hours

Sold to Airmotive Inc for parts

Departed Sydney in basic Qantas livery on ferry flight to Burbank - May 6, 1963

Ferry route: Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu-San Francisco-Burbank

Flight crew: Capts R. Simons, B. Gosbell

Scrapped - 1965

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery over California prior to delivery, March 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery over California prior to delivery, March 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery over California prior to delivery, March 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery over California prior to delivery, March 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery at Burbank Airport, March 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - at the official handing over ceremony at San Francisco Airport, March 29, 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - the inaugural flight to Vancouver at Sydney Airport, May 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - the inaugural flight to Vancouver departing Sydney Airport, May 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - the inaugural flight to Vancouver at Vancouver Airport, May 17, 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - VIPs at the inaugural flight to Vancouver at Vancouver Airport, May 17, 1954.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the full livery, date & location unknown.

VH-EAG. Qantas - in the basic livery at Sydney Airport, May 1963.