Loongana on its belly after the crew failed to lower the undercarriage. On 15 Nov 1954 the pilots of the Sydney-Brisbane flight were practising a new landing drill. The co-pilot was flying the aircraft and the captain handling flaps and gear. Despite warning horns, the captain was certain he had extended the gear and ordered the co-pilot to land. No injuries. The captain, with 23,000 hours in his logbook, was forced to resign from ANA. After minor repairs, VH-ANF ferried to ANA's Melbourne base for final repairs. During this work it was converted to freighter and remained in service until 1967. Sold to CAT in Taiwan as B-1811. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

Crashed near York, Western Australia, on June 26, 1950 killing all 29 onboard. ANA photo.

Converted from three 260hp Lycoming R-680 radials to two Pratt and Whitney Wasps by ANA in 1943, along with VH-UYY. -UYY's wing failed due to metal fatigue in January 1945 and -UKK was immediately grounded.

Converted to freighter in 1955, sold in Taiwan as B-1811 in August 1967

Withdrawn from use 1946 and scrapped at Essendon in 1948

VH-UTV was delivered to Adelaide Airways, an associated company of ANA, in 1936. The registered owner became ANA at the end of that year and the Scion was given the fleet name Moata.

ANA publicity photo taken ahead of VH-INH's delivery to Australia. Later flew with Ansett-ANA and TAA before being sold in 1967 in Denmark as OY-STP.

Undergoing maintenance in the ANA hangar at Melbourne/Essendon. This aircraft was purchased new by ANA and registered on 1 November 1945. It was sold overseas in 1958, becoming N5517V, OD-ADK(?), TR-LPU(?), TN-ACF(?) and 9Q-COK(?). It was scrapped in Zaire in 1973. (CAHS/Mac Job collection)

Undergoing maintenance in the ANA hangar at Melbourne/Essendon. This aircraft was purchased new by ANA and registered on 1 November 1945. It was sold overseas in 1958, becoming N5517V, OD-ADK(?), TR-LPU(?), TN-ACF(?) and 9Q-COK(?). It was scrapped in Zaire in 1973. (CAHS/Mac Job collection)

A nice "period" shot in full ANA livery.

Wearing the "white top" ANA livery at Eagle Farm Airport. Note the "security" fence at a time when I could easily get this type of photograph.

Postwar built and delivered to ANA on 7 March 1946. Named "Warana". Loaned to BCPA and returned. Sold to Sabena in 1958 as OO-SBV and later to TMA as OD-ADO. Obtained from ANA 60 years ago.

"Amana" was a postwar-built DC-4, delivered to ANA on 9 February 1946. It crashed at York, Western Australia, shortly after take off from Guildford Airport on 26 June 1950. From ANA 60 years ago.

One of the few postwar production DC-4s (not a C-54) arriving at Oakland on September 18, 1946 for the inaugural landing of ANA in the U.S. Since landing rights had not yet been granted, the plane merely stopped for fuel, and continued on to Vancouver where passengers disembarked. The passengers were later greeted by the press and given a luncheon at Oakland Airport during their layover in commemoration of the flight.

Ex USAAF 42-23728 and RAAF A65-10. Served with 34 Squadron using call sign VHCTK. Sold to Guinea Airways on 30 December 1946 as VH-AVM and on to ANA in May 1947. Returned to the USA in June 1953 as N1433V and scrapped circa 1984. From ANA 60 years ago.

Delivered to Holymans Airways in August 1932. Merged into ANA in November 1936. Burnt out in a hangar fire at Broken Hill NSW on 6 September 1939. From ANA 60 years ago.

"Warana" touches down at Essendon shortly after delivery to ANA. At right is the airline's storage area with three Douglas DC-2's including VH-USY at left. At far right is ANA's Douglas DC-5 VH-ARD (c/n 426) which was sold to Israel in 1948 and after use as a training airframe, and being the last type survivor, was scrapped in 1955. Image from ANA 60 years ago.

1946-built as G-AHJC. After service on the Berlin Airlift it was sold to ANA in September 1949 and named "Kiopana". Withdrawn in 1958 and broken up at Essendon in September 1961. Obtained from ANA 50 years ago.

Postwar-built DC-4 delivered to ANA on 10 June 1946 and named "Tatana". Crashed on landing at Sydney (Mascot) on 16 October 1952.

Formerly PK-ADD with KNILM and flown to Australia in 1942 to escape the Japanese advance through Indonesia. Impressed by the USAAF, it was operated by Australian National Airways (note small "ANA" on the nose) with the call sign VHCXC. It was given a temporary serial of 41-426 and later, after it was withdrawn from use, an official serial of 44-83232 and the official type designation C-110.
ANA bought the DC-5 after the war and it became VH-ARD. After a couple of changes of ownership, it went to Israel in 1948 as a makeshift bomber. It ended its days in a children's playground. Scanned from the original negative, now held by Bill Gray. Photographer's name unknown.