
July 1958 to March 1969
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)
VH-TVN - c/n 374 - a V.756D series Viscount
Australia registered
22 June 1954
Registration to Australian National Airlines Commission trading as Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) reserved on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVN.
May 1956
This was the seventh Type 756 Viscount ordered by Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA).
2 July 1958
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
TAA - Trans Australia Airlines 'Orange Tail' livery
8 July 1958
Departed on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) named as 'William Dampier' fitted with Dart RDa6 Mark 510 engines
The aircraft was flown by Captains C H Gray and R L Roberts, Navigator M Ostwald and Radio Operator D Dunn.
16 July 1958
Arrived at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
23 July 1958
Entered TAA service fitted with larger low pressure tyres to cope with the gravel runways at airfields like Mount Isa and Longreach.
circa 1958
Painted in the TAA 'Orange Tail' livery.
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) 'White Tail' livery
circa 1962
Weather radar was installed as a result of the accident to VH-TVC (C/N 46) and a subsequent Australian Airworthiness Directive.
circa 1964
Painted in the TAA 'White Tail' livery.
31 January 1968
Suffered fuselage damage at Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia after being struck by a cargo barrow.
8 October 1968
Last service from Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales to Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as Flight TN534.
9 October 1968
Ferried to Port Hedland Airport, Western Australia and put into storage.
Total time 24,915 hours and 38,102 total landings.
31 December 1968
All Australian V.700 series fleet were grounded after the crash of V.720 VH-RMQ (C/N 45) 30 December 1968. This was later lifted for the V.756 series after the investigation found that the crash was caused by a maintenance error.
21 March 1969
Sold to Botswana National Airways (BNA) via Air Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
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