Aircraft Photo of VH-EAC | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation | Qantas | AirHistory.net #139726
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-EAC
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 49 Constellation
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
C/n (msn):1049E-4606
Operator Titles:Qantas
Aircraft Name:Southern Wave
Location
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSSY   IATA: SYD   Local: YSSY   Other: -
 
Photo Date:November 1957 to July 1960
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 139726
Photo Comment

Converted from an L1049C. Crashed on take-off at Mauritius on August 24, 1960. All on board escape but -EAC is destroyed in the ensuing fire.

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