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Withdrawn from service and stored at Bangkok Airport - late 1970's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.

 

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.