| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-EAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-749 Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 749-2562 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Aircraft Name: | Ross Smith |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 October 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 146940 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-EAA arrives at Sydney at the end of its delivery flight. Converted to an L-749A in 1952 and sold to BOAC in February 1955. QEA had been lined up to take Avro Tudor IIs alongside BOAC and South African Airways. The Avro's poor hot and high performance saw QEA (with relief) switch to the superior Constellation. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 20 June 2019, and has since been viewed 932 times. |