Qantas Founders Museum Constellation soon after it was reassembled at Longreach. It had been shipped from the Philippines. Painted as L.1049H VH-EAM msn 4810 which was cancelled in 1962.

Ex USAF aircraft that was disposed of in 1981. Used for transporting fresh fish initially in Alaska and later the Philippines as N4247K. Impounded at Manila in 1988. A 1988 attempt to buy the aircraft was unsuccessful due to legal problems. Finally in 2014 it came up for auction and the museum was able to acquire it. Its condition meant it had to be dismantled and was shipped to Australia in 2017. Painted as L.1049H VH-EAM msn 4810 which was cancelled in 1962

Registered in April 2008. Tony Arbon photo.

Qantas photo.

Qantas did Super Constellation crew training at the quiet rural airport at Narromine. VH-EAM, the prototype L-1049H, was sold in the US as N7776C in July 1962

First time I saw this aircraft at Brisbane soon after entering service.

VH-EAM was delivered in December 1985 and remained with Qantas until flown into storage at Marana, Arizona, in April 2004. It was not there long and became N771WD in May.