Qantas Connie
Service Dates


L-749 Constellation
REGN ARRIVE DEPART SEQ
VH-EAA OCT47 FEB55 3
VH-EAB OCT47 MAR55 4
VH-EAC OCT47 OCT55 5
VH-EAD OCT47 NOV55 6
VH-EAE JAN50 AUG54 2
VH-EAF APR51 JUL54 1


NOTES:

  • Aircraft are listed in order of arrival.
  • Dates shown are for arrival and departure at Sydney.
  • The sequence of departures is shown in the last column.

L-1049 Super Constellation

REGN ARRIVE DEPART SEQ
VH-EAG 15APR54 06MAY63 16
VH-EAH 28APR54 04NOV59 2
VH-EAI 24MAY54
01NOV60		 01DEC59
28MAR61
8
VH-EAJ 05JUL54 05JAN60 4
VH-EAK 17JAN55 02FEB63 12
VH-EAL 31JAN55 11NOV59 3
VH-EAE 08FEB55 08MAR60 5
VH-EAF 23FEB55 23APR63 15
VH-EAA 04MAR55 23JAN63 11
VH-EAB 08MAR55 24MAR63 14
VH-EAC 25OCT55 20AUG60 7
VH-EAD 26NOV55 15MAR60 6
VH-EAM 17OCT56 11JUL62 9
VH-EAN 20NOV56 11JUL62 10
VH-EAO 28OCT57
21AUG60		 14OCT59
05MAR63
13
VH-EAP 05DEC57 25OCT59 1


NOTES:

  • Aircraft are listed in order of arrival.
  • Dates shown are for arrival and departure at Sydney.
  • The sequence of departures is shown in the last column.
  • Aircraft VH-EAI and VH-EAO returned to Qantas service after having been sold overseas, hence there are two sets of dates for these aeroplanes.
  • It should be noted that Super Constellation VH-EAG was the first to arrive and the last to depart.
  • Departure date shown for VH-EAC is the date of its crash at Mauritius.
  • Departure sequence for VH-EAM & VH-EAN is based on local departure times of 1800 & 1939 respectively.

L-1049 Departure Sequence

REGN DEPARTED AS TO REMARKS
VH-EAP 25OCT59 VH-EAP LOCKHEED Later N9723C
VH-EAH 04NOV59 N9716C LOCKHEED -
VH-EAL 11NOV59 N9719C LOCKHEED -
VH-EAJ 05JAN60 VH-EAJ LOCKHEED Later N9718C
VH-EAE 08MAR60 N9720C LOCKHEED -
VH-EAD 15MAR60 N9721C LOCKHEED -
VH-EAC 24AUG60 - - CRASHED
VH-EAI 01DEC59
28MAR61		 N9717C
N9717C		 LOCKHEED
LOCKHEED		 SOLD
AFTER LEASE
VH-EAM 11JUL62 VH-EAM AIR NEW MEX Later N7776C
VH-EAN 11JUL62 N7777C AIR NEW MEX -
VH-EAA 23JAN63 N9714C LOCKHEED -
VH-EAK 02FEB63 N93163? BOEING SCRAPPED
VH-EAO 14OCT59
05MAR63		 N9722C
N86682		 LOCKHEED
CAL AIRMOTIVE		 SOLD
SOLD
VH-EAB 24MAR63 N9715C BOEING -
VH-EAF 23APR63 VH-EAF BOEING SCRAPPED
VH-EAG 06MAY63 VH-EAG BOEING SCRAPPED


NOTES:

  • Dates shown are for departure ex Sydney.
  • Aircraft VH-EAI and VH-EAO returned to Qantas service after having been sold overseas, hence there are two sets of dates for these aeroplanes.
  • It should be noted that Super Constellation VH-EAG was the first to arrive and the last to depart.
  • Departure date shown for VH-EAC is the date of its crash at Mauritius.
  • Departure sequence for VH-EAM & VH-EAN is based on local departure times of 1800 & 1939 respectively.
  • Subsequent registration N93163 for VH-EAK is unconfirmed. Please refer to the page for VH-EAK for further explanation.
  • Sadly, VH-EAF, VH-EAG and VH-EAK were effectively delivered directly to the breaker's yards!



Issue Date Remarks
2 11AUG08
Corrected the first departure date and the second arrival date for VH-EAI in the second table on this page. The departure sequence table was correct.
1 12FEB00
Original issue.



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