VH-EAG. Lockheed 1049C Constellation. c/n 4539.
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service - May 3, 1955 Operated inaugural Qantas L-1049 Sydney-Christchurch service - November 19, 1955 Withdrawn from service for 'D' check and fitment of weather radar - September 23, 1957 Returned to service - October 20, 1957 Operated last Qantas L-1049 service to Port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1961 to March 1961 Operated its final Qantas service on a migrant charter to Malta - April 7, 1963 to April 15, 1963 Withdrawn from use and sold to Boeing - May 3, 1963 Total time to date - 21,844 hours Sold to Airmotive Inc for parts Departed Sydney in basic Qantas livery on ferry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. |