March 1959 to April 1970
ANSETT-ANA
VH-RMG - c/n 414 - a V.832 series Viscount
Australia registered
23 July 1958
An order for four Type 832 aircraft was placed by ANSETT-ANA. ANA stands for Australian National Airways.
23 February 1959
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
10 March 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England during the test flight period.
12 March 1959
Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued and aircraft handed over to Ansett-ANA at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England.
It was fitted with integral front 'airsteps' and had a rear lounge which was not occupied during the takeoff or landing phases.
14 March 1959
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England departing on delivery to Australia.
Vickers pilot Peter Marsh accompanied the ANSETT-ANA crew on the delivery of this aircraft as he was scheduled to carry out crew training while in Australia.
circa 17 March 1959
Noted at Zamboango Airport, Mindanao, Southern Philippines during the delivery to Australia. This was a routine refuelling stop.
Originally configured with 52 seats, this was later changed to 63 seats. At this time the rear lounge was removed.
9 January 1960
During an approach to Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia the flight crew forgot to adjust the engine high pressure fuel cocks to allow the propeller locks to withdraw and achieve the ground fine pitch angle as they throttled back on touchdown.
As a consequence all four Rolls-Royce Dart RDa7 Mark 525 engines were burnt out and seized during the landing run.
There were no reported injuries to the 31 passengers and 4 crew on board.
Replacement engines were fitted and the aircraft returned to service.
6 July 1961
Total time 6,107:34 hours.
23 May 1962
Total time 8,225:18 hours.
V832 De Luxe Ansett-ANA titles painted on the tail
circa 1963
V832 De Luxe ANSETT-ANA titles painted on the tail.
7 September 1963
Total time 11,238:51 hours.
The nose leg collapsed on landing at Eagle Farm Airport
6 January 1967
After landing at Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on runway 22 on flight 103 from Townsville at 11:25 local time the aircraft failed to slow down, started to skid sideways and ran off the end of the runway which resulted in the collapse of the nose undercarriage leg as it dug into the soft ground.
All four propellers sustained some curling resulting in shockload damage to the Rolls-Royce Dart engines with some deformation of the No.1 and No.2 engine nacelles.
The No.2 propeller freely rotated indicating a failure of the internal driveshaft from the turbine.
There was substantial damage to the nose undercarriage area and the lower forward fuselage skin was penetrated.
All four propellers were found to be in the flight-fine pitch position rather than the ground-fine pitch position as indicated by the paint mark on the propeller hubs and there was also evidence in the cockpit that the lever was still in the flight-fine pitch position.
Both pilots accepted that they had forgotten to select ground-fine pitch after landing which was a contributory factor as it did not give them any propeller disc braking action and the wet and slippery runway prevented full control under wheel braking.
The aircraft was being flown by Captain J A Farell with C F J Denaro as First Officer with Stewardesses Miss S R Evans and Miss R Gowland in the cabin.
There were no injuries to the 54 passengers or 4 crew on board but one female passsenger was taken away by ambulance as she had become ill during the flight.
Repaired locally and returned to service.
Viscount II Ansett-ANA titles painted on the tail
circa 1968
Viscount II Ansett-ANA titles painted on the tail'.
August 1969
Withdrawn from service and stored at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
13 February 1970
Current Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) expired.
1 April 1970
Sold to Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT).
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