Delivered new to the United States Army Air Force as a C-54B-5-DO - May 30, 1944

Issued the U. S. serial number 43-17127

Sold to Pacific Overseas Airlines Inc - early 1946

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as NC74628 - ?

Sold to Zinc Corp - mid 1948

Registered to Air Charter Survey & Exploration Ltd - September 01, 1948

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-BYO - ?

Flown to London where it was named 'Discovery' - September 30, 1948

Arrived in Australia carrying survey equipment - October 1948

Sold to British Aviation Services Ltd - December 13, 1948

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ALEP (CofR R2256/1) - December 13, 1948

Registered to Mining & Exploration Air Services Ltd, London

Sold to Mining & Exploration Air Services - January 21, 1949

Leased to Silver City Airways (Silver City Mining) - January 1949

Operated a round-the-world flight for Zinc Corp - January 1949

Used as the fictitious 'G-NZAC' by Arthur Rank in the movie 'No Highway In The Sky' - 1950

The registration marks 'VH-INY' were reserved for this DC-4 - December 18, 1950

It was intended to use this aircraft on Air Ceylon services

Sold to Australian National Airways - January 1951

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INY - January 26, 1951

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Due to licencing problems, pilot endorsements and airworthiness issues the delivery of this aircraft was delayed

The registration 'VH-INY' was never painted on this aircraft

Reregistered as VH-INX - February 12, 1951

Registered to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Kattana' (meteor)

Utilised for Air Ceylon services - July 1951 to August 1951

Ownership transferred to Ansett-ANA when airline acquired A.N.A. - October 03, 1957

Converted to freighter configuration and called a 'Cargomaster' - September 1959

Utilised by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on 10-day Australian tour - June 06, 1960

Leased to M.M.A. for freight services Perth - Port Headland - Derby - Broome - December 1965 to July 1966

Operated last revenue service Launceston - Melbourne (Essendon) - December 21, 1970

Withdrawn from use and stored in the Melbourne (Essendon) Airport graveyard - 1970

Officially withdrawn from Ansett service - June 07, 1971

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 15, 1971

Sold to T. H. Fogarty who owned the airfield at Melton for $AUD 500 - June 1971

Dismantled and trucked to Melton, Victoria for planned use as an airfield cafeteria - March 01, 1972

Aircraft was progressively damaged and vandalised over the years

Scrapped on site - October 1991

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - with original tail titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - with revised tail titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - in the standard llivery at Melbourne Airport, January 1970.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, April 1971.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA Cargomaster - in the standard livery at Melton, Victoria, date unknown.

 

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA - in the basic livery at Melton Airport, October 1972.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA - in the basic livery at Melton Airport, March 1977.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA - in the basic livery at Melton Airport, October 1983.

VH-INX. Ansett-ANA - in the basic livery at Melton Airport, May 1984.