VH-UZN Ansirius
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| Type: | L-10B Electra |
| MSN: | 1106 |
| Previous Identities: | Nil |
| Subsequent Identities: | Nil |
History:
| 37 | Built at Burbank. |
| 30JUL37 | Import licences granted to Ansett Airways for three L10B. |
| 09AUG37 | Unloaded from S.S. "Mirrabooka" at Victoria Dock, Melbourne along with VH-UZO and taken to Essendon for assembly. |
| 13AUG37 | Registration application from Ansett Airways Ltd, Essendon. |
| 31AUG37 | Test flown at Essendon (35 minutes). |
| 03SEP37 | CofR No 657 and CofA No 614 issued to Ansett as VH-UZN. Named "Ansirius" in Ansett service. |
| 06SEP37 | Entered service on the Melbourne-Broken Hill route. |
| 04OCT37 | Transferred to the Melbourne-Sydney route. |
| 30OCT37 | Returned
to the Melbourne-Broken Hill route. (Total Time: 243 hours 5 minutes). |
| 20DEC37 | Returned to the Melbourne-Sydney route after both engines were changed. |
| 28DEC37 | Transferred to the Adelaide-Narrandera route. |
| 29JAN38 | Flown
to Melbourne and Broken Hill. (Total Time: 714 hours 20 minutes). |
| 31JAN38 | Returned to the Broken Hill-Melbourne route. |
| 26FEB38 | Based at Melbourne. |
| 28FEB38 | Returned to service on the Melbourne-Sydney route after both engines were changed. |
| 16MAR38 | Last
regular run to Sydney. (Total Time: 951 hours 25 minutes). |
| MAR38 | Operated local flights out of Melbourne. |
| 17MAR38 | From this date the aircraft operated on various routes. |
| 12SEP38 | After
operating Sydney-Adelaide-Melbourne the aircraft entered the hangar
for a CofA inspection. (Total Time: 1,977 hours 10 minutes). |
| 13SEP38 | Returned to service on the Melbourne-Broken Hill route. |
| 27FEB39 | The aircraft operated what was to be its last flight, Melbourne-Broken Hill-Melbourne after which the port engine was changed. |
| 28FEB39 | Destroyed
along with three other Ansett aircraft in a hangar fire at Essendon. (Total Time: 3,125 hours 10 minutes). |
| 28FEB39 | Struck off the Australian Register. |
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Much
of the above material was extracted by John Hopton from the
Aircraft Log Book of VH-UZN.
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