
January 1956 to November 1969
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)
VH-TVG - c/n 84 - a V.720 series Viscount
Australia registered
August 1955
This was the seventh Type 720 Viscount ordered by Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) as a replacement for the loss of VH-TVA (C/N 44).
Production Aircraft No. 90 - the 90th production Type 700 series Viscount built,
was the 56th Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 56th Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F01/720B. Sales Order No. F01/75B. Stock Order No. F20/22B.
22 June 1954
Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission trading as Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVG.
24 June 1955
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
8 September 1955
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
8 January 1956
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
22 January 1956
Delivered to Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) named as 'William Hovell' fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines
circa 1962
Weather radar was installed as a result of the accident to VH-TVC (C/N 46) and a subsequent Australian Airworthiness Directive.
October 1967
Withdrawn from service and stored at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
circa late 1967
A sale to Keegan Aviation was not completed.
It was then robbed of all useful spares including the Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
November 1969
Remains sold to Sims Metal Ltd.
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