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VH-TAD. Douglas DC-6B. c/n 44687-535.
Built for North American Airlines - becoming N6120C - November 15, 1954 Entered service with N.A.A. - May 1, 1955 Airline was renamed Trans American Airlines - 1956 Airline was renamed Twentieth Century Airlines before it ceased flying - April 1957 Leased to Eastern Airlines Inc - May 1957 to May 1962 Leased to Columbia Airlines - May 23, 1962 Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - November 7, 1963 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAD - November 7, 1963 Aircraft was named 'John Ross' Departed Burbank on delivery flight - November 13, 1963 - arriving Melboure - November 16, 1963 Operated its first revenue service - TN512 Melbourne-Adelaide - December 15, 1963 Operated its final revenue service - TN427 Sydney-Melboure - July 29, 1966 Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Essendon Airport Sold to Trans Mediterranean Airways (T.M.A.) - becoming OD-AER - September 4, 1966 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Lebanon - September 4, 1966 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 5, 1966 Sold to Zantop International Airlines - becoming N90687 - December 1973 Sold to Lineas Aereas del Caribe - becoming HK-1707X - April 1976 Aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into a mountain near Sierra Cocuy, Colombia - December 8, 1978 Aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Trinidad to Bogota Three flightcrew were killed & aircraft was destroyed in ensuing fire |
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VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-148. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Coolangatta Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-194. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at West Beach, date unknown. (Image 1125-217. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1966. (Image 1125-164. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-390. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-TAD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'white tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1966. (Image 1125-389. G. Bennett Collection) |
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OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery, location & date unknown. (Image 1125-183. R. N. Smith Collection) |
OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery at unknown location, November 1968. (Image 1125-181. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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OD-AER. TMA of Lebanon - in the old livery at unknown location, December 1968. (Image 1125-182. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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