VH-ANF Douglas DC-4-1009

VH-ANF. Douglas DC-4-1009. c/n 42917-12.

Was also registered as: NC10202; VH-BPC; VH-EBK; VH-EDA; N5581S; C-GPFG.

This aircraft was built for Western Airlines at the Douglas Santa Monica plant - March 15, 1945

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as NC10202 - November 28, 1945

Delivered to Western Airlines - March 24, 1946

Sold to Australian National Airways - April 09, 1947

The aircraft had flown 2,493 hours at the time of sale

Departed San Francisco on the delivery flight to Australia - April 12, 1947

It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight- April 16, 1947

Delivery route: San Francisco - Las Vegas - Honolulu - Canton Island - Nadi - Melbourne

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANF - April 21, 1947

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne

The aircraft was named 'Loongana' (swift)

It entered service with A.N.A. - April 1947

Sold to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - April 22, 1948

Reregistered as VH-BPC - April 22, 1948

The aircraft was renamd 'Resolution'

Operated the final A.N.A. crewed B.C.P.A. DC-4 service Vancouver - Honolulu - April 25, 1948

It was officially handed over to B.C.P.A. on completion of this flight to Australia

Sold to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd - February 15, 1949

The aircraft had now flown 8,441 hours at the time of sale

Reregistered as VH-EBK - February 15, 1949

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways, Sydney

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on delivery to Qantas Empire Airways - February 18, 1949

Reregistered VH-EDA - September 23, 1959

The aircraft was renamed 'Malayan Trader' and later 'Pacific Trader'

Chartered by Trans-Australia Airlins - September 10 - 12, 1967 and October 09, 1967

Operated the final DC-4 Sydney - Norfolk Island service (Captain R. Bishop) as QF436 - February 27, 1977

Operated the final DC-4 Norfolk Island - Sydney service (Captain N. L. Maguire) as QF437 - February 27, 1977

Flight crew: Captains R. Bishop, N. L. Maguire; F/O W. Pettingell; S/O J. Kavanagh;

Chief Flight Steward K. Sanders; Flight Stewards A. O'Toole, A. Jones; Flight Hostess P. Huggett

Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - February 1977

The aircraft had flown 55,120 hours with 9,807 cycles

Sold to Air Express, Melbourne and accepted at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 19, 1977

The aircraft was renamed 'Tasmanian Enterprise'

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on delivery to Air Express at Melbourne (Essendon) - August 20, 1977

Operated final Air Express service Melbourne (Essendon) - Launceston - Melbourne (Essendon) - August 03 - 04, 1979

Air Express ceased all operations due to financial problems - August 20, 1979

Placed in open storage at Melbourne (Essendon) having flown a total of 57,239:35 hours with 10,459 cycles

Sold to Basler Air Freight Inc - January 22, 1980

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 22, 1980

Titles were removed at Melbourne (Essendon) prior to the aircraft departing for the United States

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N5581S - February 06, 1980

This aircraft was incorrectly painted as 'N5581T' at Melbourne (Essendon) before departure

Departed Melbourne (Essendon) on the ferry flight flight to the United States - February 17, 1980

Ferry route: Melbourne - Brisbane - Nadi - Honolulu - San Francisco

Sold to Calm Air International Ltd, Canada - November 1981

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GPFG - ?

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed at Hidden Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada - June 16, 1987

It was on a flight from Kasba Bay when it undershot the runway forcing the undercarriage through the wing

It was written off and scrapped

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - March 21, 1990

For details regarding this accident please click 'HERE'

VH-ANF. Australian National Airways Pty Ltd - 'Loongana' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

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VH-ANF. Australian National Airways Pty Ltd - 'Loongana' in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown.

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VH-BPC. BCPA British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - 'Resolution' in the original livery at Nadi Airport, July 1948.

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VH-BPC. BCPA British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - 'Resolution' in the original livery at Nadi Airport, July 1948.

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VH-EBK. QEA Qantas Empire Airways - 'Malayan Trader' in the original livery at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, October 10, 1949.

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VH-EDA. Qantas - 'Malayan Trader' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

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VH-EDA. Qantas - 'Malayan Trader' in the revised livery with additional 'Qantas Empire Airways' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

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VH-EDA. Qantas - 'Malayan Trader' in the revised livery at Auckland Whenuapai Airport, circa 1964.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 1966.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1966.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1966.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1967.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Pacific Trader' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1967.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1972.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1975.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1975.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, December 1975.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, December 1975.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, December 1975.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, January 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, January 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, January 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, January 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, January 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1976.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1977.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, February 26, 1977.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Norfolk Island, February 26, 1977.

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VH-EDA. Qantas Australia - 'Pacific Trader' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 27, 1977.

This was the final Qantas Douglas DC-4 service to Norfolk Island.

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