VH-BZN. Convair 440-97. c/n 449.
Originally built for an anticipated S.A.S. order but the aircraft was not taken up Construction completed - September 07, 1957 Sold to General Dynamics Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N8445H - ? Sold to Ansett-A.N.A. for $US 750,000 Departed San Diego on the delivery flight to Australia - November 21, 1957 Arrived Melbourne (Essendon) at the conclusion of the delivery flight - November 26, 1957 Delivery route: - San Francisco - Honolulu - Nadi - Noumea - Melbourne Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZN - December 06, 1957 Chartered by Queensland Airlines on an ad-hoc basis - September 1959 to December 31, 1959 Transferred to Airlines of South Australia - January 1960 Entered Airlines of South Australia service - March 13, 1960 Aircraft was named 'City of Adelaide' Registered to Airlines of South Australia - February 14, 1961 Transferred to Ansett Airlines of South Australia - November 01, 1968 Aircraft was not painted into latest Ansett 'delta' livery Operated final Ansett Airlines of South Australia revenue service - February 11, 1972 Ferried Adelaide - Melbourne (Essendon) for storage - February 14, 1972 Sold to Jack M. Garfinkle - April 1973 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 27, 1973 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N103KA - ? Leased to Khmer Akas - Air Cambodge - April 30, 1973 Aircraft was named 'Debbie' Badly damaged during flight to Phnom Penh - January 17, 1975 Withdrawn from service and stored at Bangkok Airport - late 1970's Scrapped at Bangkok - 1981 |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery, location and date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery at Proserpine Airport, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett
livery with modified titles at Canberra, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Ansett-A.N.A. - in the Ansett livery with modified titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. |
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VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, circa 1964. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Adelaide Airport, July 1967. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Adelaide Airport, July 1967. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery, location and date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide Airport, date unknown. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1971. |
VH-BZN. Airlines of South Australia -
in the standard livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1972. |