Built new for the RAAF and delivered to 10 Squadron, Townsville, 24 May 1962. On 6 December 1977 it made the last RAAF Neptune flight, from Townsville to Amberley, for disposal. In June 1978 it was sold to the Chewing Gum Field Museum, Tallebudgera QLD, and trucked to the Museum. In 1989 it was dontated to the Australian Flying Museum and moved to Archerfield the following year. In 1992 the registration VH-NEP was reserved, but never taken up - confusingly not the currently-registered VH-NEP.

This Lockheed Neptune seen taking off at the Ballarat Air Show in 1990. Originally with the Royal Australian Air Force serving with 10 Squadron stationed at Townsville in Australia. Scanned from a Kodak slide.

A89-280 became the gate guardian at RAAF Townsville.

Withdrawn from use in 1977. A89-281 eventually ended up with the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society at Wollongong, NSW, where it has been preserved as a static display.

Now a regular on the air show circuit as VH-IOY.

Sydney's open GA park was always worth visiting in the 1960s and 70s.

A89-280 gets airborne for its handling demonstration at an air show