| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-EAD |
| 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): | 749-2573 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Aircraft Name: | Charles Kingsford Smith |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | OhakeaMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZOH IATA: OHA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 25 February 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 765712 |
| Photo Comment |
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This photo is believed to show VH-EAD on a charter from Sydney during the grounding of TEAL's flying boat fleet with engine problems. The four-month loss of the Short Sandringhams was mainly covered by DC-4s chartered from Trans-Australian Airlines and Australian National Airways. The Qantas charter was one-off and why it went to Ohakea instead of Whenuapai (Auckland) is not clear. The flying boats and the DC-4 charters used Auckland, Mechanics Bay and Whenuapai respectively. Photo from: National Library of New Zealand/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 6 January 2025, and has since been viewed 234 times. |