
December 1954 to October 1967
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)
VH-TVD - c/n 47 - a V.720 series Viscount
Australia registered
June 1952
This was the fourth Type 720 of six ordered by Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA).
The total value of the order was £1,934,000 including spare parts.
Production Aircraft No. 43 - the 43rd production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 10th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 18th Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F04/720. Sales Order No. F04/88A. Stock Order No. F16/21B.
9 April 1954
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
29 May 1954
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
22 June 1954
Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission trading as Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA).
1 December 1954
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
18 December 1954
Delivered to Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) named as 'Hamilton Hume'.
It was fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
It was also fitted with extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks.
circa 1957
Converted to Type 720C standard with a revised cockpit layout that included replacing the slatted direct vision windows, paddle type propeller blades and propeller synchronisation equipment.
circa 1962
Weather radar was installed as a result of the accident to VH-TVC (C/N 46) and a subsequent Australian Airworthiness Directive.
28 April 1967
Withdrawn from service and stored at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
August 1967
Sold to Keegan Aviation Ltd.
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