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Viscount Survivors


59 of the 444 Viscounts built survive as complete airframes or major components. Some are in very good condition and are looked after by museums while others are just wrecks. They can be found in 24 countries.

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Photo of Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) Viscount VH-TVJ
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VH-TVJ - Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) - June 1956 to May 1970

Delivered new to Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) named 'John Forrest'. Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in June 1956 outside the flight test hangar.

Photo source - Peter Gates collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) Viscount VH-TVJ
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)

This aircraft c/n 148, a V.756D, was built for Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) as VH-TVJ and first flew on Thursday, 14 June 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Nonferral Pty Ltd, Farm & Agricultural Dispsals, Jensen Metals, Jim Aspromourgus and the Gold Coast Military Museum

Its final owner/operator was Queensland Air Museum (QAM) as VH-TVJ.

Its fate:-

Last revenue flight to Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and withdrawn from use by Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) and placed in open store 10 October 1968. Moved into a hangar at Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 13 March 1970 and stripped of all useful parts and deletion of Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) markings. Registration cancelled as aircraft permanently withdrawn from use 13 May 1970.

Remains sold to Nonferral Pty Ltd 20 May 1970. Remains broken up for scrap except for the forward fuselage section which was saved. Forward fuselage section sold to Farm & Agricultural Disposals in June 1970. This was sold to Jensen Metals 1 January 1986 and to Jim Aspromourgus circa April 1989, Gold Coast Military Museum circa January 1990, and to QAM - Queensland Air Museum 9 October 1993 and put on display. Painted in TAA-Trans-Australia Airlines 'White Tail' livery in October 2010. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the museum closed to the general public 23 March 2020 but has since reopened.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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