Manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company Inc, Santa Monica, this C-54 was delivered US Army Air force 14/5/1945 war service serial 44-9126. Utilised for troop and cargo transport until 1971, this C-54 was retired and stored at Davis Montham Airbase in Arizona. In 1995 brought to Australia for Pacific island freight operations, then stored at Archerfield until being donated to HARS in 2008 and flown to Albion Park in December 2009, to be restored to flying condition.

Looking splendid in Qantas-livery, this DC-4 is owned by HARS and being worked on to return to flying condition.

VH-EDB seen in the livery adopted about 1960 but without weather radar.

Qantas' two DC-4 became anachronisms as the airline pushed towards becoming an all 747 operator in the late 1970s. Only DC-4s met the overwater safety requirements and still be able use the airport. The solution came with a dispensation for East-West to operate long-range Fokker F27 500s on the route. The airstrip has since been lengthened and strengthened for 737/A320 class airliners.

After Qantas relinquished the Norfolk Island service in 1977 in favour of East West Airlines and its special long-range Fokker Friendships, VH-EDB went to Air Express as a cargo aircraft.

VH-EDB sets off on its regular run to Norfolk Island.