Travel back in time with the Viscount
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Australia
A6-435 - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) - August 1964 to November 1969
Purchased from the Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation (UCC) for use by the VIP Flight to transport the Prime Minister, senior government personnel and foreign dignitaries. Taken at an unknown location (possibly in the USA) circa August 1964.
Note the integral front 'airsteps', extended range 'slipper' fuel tanks and the small window at the rear of the cabin.
Photo source - Richard Stanton collection
Aircraft Summary
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)
This aircraft c/n 435, a V.816, was built for Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) as VH-TVR and first flew on Monday, 24 August 1959 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation (UCC), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Alda Corporation, Jetair Australia / Jet Airlines Australia, Brins Finance Corporation, Gates Aviation Turbine Propeller Sales, Air Force of the Sultanate of Oman (AFSO), Royal Swazi National Airways, British Midland Airways (BMA), Manx Airlines, British Aerospace PLC (BAe), Baltic Airlines, Landhurst Leasing PLC, British Air Ferries (BAF), British World Airlines (BWA), Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd and Planes R Us (Pty) Ltd
Its final owner/operator was Trans IntAir as 9Q-CGL.Its fate:-
Damaged beyond economic repair at Bondo airstrip in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an aborted three engine takeoff from a gravel airstrip. Noted still in existence on Google Earth 24 July 2023 but gradually disappearing into the undergrowth.