Construction of this aircraft was completed as a Lockheed 749-79-31 for Qantas - 1947

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAC - March 10, 1947

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Lockheed Burbank - October 13, 1947

Departed Burbank, California on the ferry flight to Australia - October 22, 1947

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight - October 26, 1947

Known flight crew: Captains Jackson, A. E. Yates, Howse

The aircraft was named 'Harry Hawker'

Operated its first revenue service - October 30, 1947

Departed London (Heathrow) on the first service to Sydney via Colombo - India (Bombay) - March 20, 1950

Crew (known): Captain R. J. Ritchie

Visited Christchurch to commemorate the opening of the new airport (Captain Jackson) - December 18, 1950

It was rolled out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with 'red cheatline and white cabin roof' livery - September 30, 1951

It was withdrawn from service for conversion to 749A-79 standard - March 24, 1952

Returned to service - April 29, 1952

Operated the inaugural Qantas service from Germany (Frankfurt) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - October 21, 1952

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its first service to South Africa - December 02, 1952

The aircraft acquired the 'Royal Coat of Arms' above a scroll reading 'Australian Coronation Service' - 1953

This was to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

It transported the first official pictures of the Coronation to Australia - June 02, 1953

Route: London - Frankfurt - Rome - Beirut - Karachi - Calcutta - Singapore - Jakarta - Darwin - Sydney

Flight crew: Captains B. Ritchie, K. Jackson

Elapsed flight time: 53 hours 28 minutes

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the first Qantas service to London via Thailand (Bangkok) - November 14, 1953

Crew: Capt Pollock

Departed Sydney on the first Tourist class service to London (Heathrow) - March 29, 1954

Departed Sydney on the inaugural Qantas service to Tokyo via Darwin - Manila - Iwakuni - November 03, 1954

Sold to Aerovias Guest SA (Mexico) - October 08, 1955

The aircraft had flown 19,820 hours

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States with Speedpak fitted - October 08, 1955

Ferry route: Sydney - Nadi - Canton Island - Honolulu -S an Francisco

Flight crew: Captains E. Robinson, M. Bamman, B. Fawcett

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 13, 1955

Entered onto Mexician Aircraft Register as XA-LIO - ?

Sold to California Airmotive Corporation

Ferried to Burbank, California for storage - 1963

Broken up for parts with only nose section surviving in scrapyard - July 1963