G-ANTF Lockheed L-749A Constellation
(c/n 2504)
This was formerly Qantas' VH-EAF, sold
by them to BOAC in July 1954 as G-ANTF and
named 'Berkeley'.
BOAC flew it for three years and in December 1957 it was sold to the
Babb Co
Inc, a large US used aircraft broker, who had it registered
N9816F. After stints
with a
couple of non-sked airlines (notably Transocean and Capitol Airways) in
February
1964 it returned to the UK, and to G-ANTF, for ACE
Freighters. Greg Banfield saw it at
Mascot (above)
in October 1965. Some years later it was wfu and
stored at Coventry's
Baginton
Airport. It was destroyed by fire in February 1970.