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

Accepted by Qantas at Burbank - March 28, 1954

Departed Burbank, California on delivery flight - April 12, 1954

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

Aircraft was named 'Southern Constellation'

Flew inaugural Qantas L-1049 service to Nadi, Canton Island, Honolulu, San Francisco &

then to Vancouver - May 15, 1954

Withdrawn from service for 'D' check and fitment of weather radar - September 23, 1957

Returned to service - October 20, 1957

Operated last L-1049 service to Port Moresby - 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Withdrawn from use and sold to Boeing - May 3, 1963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 on delivery flight to Burbank - May 6, 1963

Scrapped - 1965

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

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 1802-051.)

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

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 1802-052.)

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

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 1802-053.)

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

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 1802-054.)

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

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1802-011.)