Ex VH-BUK, G-AMAE. Withdrawn from use at Dan Air's Lasham base on 2nd June 1971 and scrapped there. (Note the US Coastguard C-123B Provider (4505) parked in the distance, alongside Transglobe Britannia G-ANCC, Luxair Starliner LX-LGY, and World Airlines Boeing 727 N693WA. And of course, Dan-Air's Comet 4 G-APDJ.)

Sunk back on to the runway while practising reduced power take-offs. VH-BUK was repaired but soon after it returned to service it and its two sister ships were withdrawn from use.

Lovely Milton Kent image from the CAHS/Stanley Brogden collection.

Showing the temporary repairs made when it sank back on the ground taking off at Canberra during training. Ansett at Essendon carried out permanent repairs. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Sold back to the UK in September 1958. Barry Flood photo

Returned to the UK register as G-AMAH in November 1959

G-AMAE at the end of its delivery flight to Butler Air Transport. It became VH-BUK but its time in Australia was short. It returned to the UK and its former registration in 1958 after Butler was acquired by Ansett.

Butler's three Ambassadors did not survive the takeover by Ansett and VH-BUK returned to the UK as G-AMAE. It saw just eight months of service, a part of which was spent being repaired after it sank back into the runway at Canberra, gear up, during crew training on March 1, 1958. Photo from Dannecker Collection

Delivered new to British European Airways on 18 December 1952. Owned by Dan-Air from September 1958 until withdrawn in June 1971.