Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory

First flown - August 24, 1959

Built for Trans Australia Airlines but was not taken up

Displayed at Farnborough Air Show in full T.A.A. colors as 'VH-TVR' - 1959

Converted to 'V-836' configuration - April 1960

Sold to Union Carbide & Carbon Coproration - becoming N40N - May 17, 1960

Sold to Royal Australian Air Force - becoming A6-435 - August 1964

Arrived at Fairbairn Air Force Base, Canberra on delivery to R.A.A.F. - August 28, 1964

Operated by Number 34 Squadron on V.I.P. duties

Withdrawn from service and stored - March 1969

Advertised for sale having flown 5,000 hours - August 1969

Sold via P. Hookway to Alda Corporation - becoming N40NA - December 1969

Aircraft was not delivered

Sold to Jesp Investments Pty Ltd, Sydney

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EQP - September 25, 1970

Registered to Brins Finance Corporation, Sydney for Jetairlines Australia

Aircraft did not enter service with Jet Airlines of Australia

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 3, 1970

Sold to Gates Aviation Turbine Propeller Sales - but not delivered until June 30, 1971

Sold to Sultan of Oman's Air Force - becoming 501 - June 1971

Intended sale to Royal Swazi National Airways - to become 3D-ACM - did not eventuate

Sold to British Midland - becoming G-BFZL - March 12, 1979

Leased to Manx Airlines - October 2, 1983 to November 26, 1983

Leased to Manx Airlines - November 16, 1985 to October 23, 1988

Sold to British Aerospace with lease continuing to Manx - May 7, 1986

Leased to Baltic Airlines - November 11, 1988

Leased to Manx Airlines - April 11, 1990

Sold to British Air Ferries Ltd - May 20, 1990

Transferred to British World Airlines when B.A.F. was renamed

Sold to Heli-Lift Ltd for lease to Heli Jet Aviation - becoming ZS-NNI - April 1997

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - March 5, 1998

Badly damaged but repaired when hangar door fell on aircraft during hailstorm - April 22, 1999

Sold to Trans Inter Air, Congo - becoming 9Q-CGL

Damaged an engine whilst landing on a gravel strip in the Congo - April 2003

Aircraft destroyed when it crashed into trees when 1 engine failed whilst attempting 3-engined take-off

VH-TVR. TAA Trans Australia Airlines (ntu) - original dayglow livery at Farnborough, July 1959.

(Image 0129-362. G. Bennett Collection)

A6-435. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery with grey underside at Canberra Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-401. G. Bennett Collection)

A6-435. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery with grey underside, date & location unknown.

(Image 0129-088. B. Dannecker Collection)

A6-435. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery with grey underside at Richmond, June 1966.

(Image 0129-052. B. Dannecker Collection)

A6-435. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery with grey underside at Sydney Airport, August 1966.

(Image 0129-051. B. Dannecker Collection)

 

N40NA. Alda Corporation - in basic RAAF livery, location & date unknown.

(Image 0129-334. E. D. Daw Collection)

N40NA. Alda Corporation - in basic RAAF livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-292. E. D. Daw Collection)

N40NA. Alda Corporation - in basic RAAF livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-290. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-EQP. Jetairlines of Australia - in the basic RAAF livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, May 1970.

(Image 0129-042. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EQP. Jetairlines of Australia - in the basic RAAF livery at Denver Airport, November 1970.

(Image 0129-400. G. Bennett Collection)

501. Sultan of Oman Air Force - in basic RAAF livery at Southend Airport, July 1971.

(Image 0129-280. R. N. Smith Collection)

501. Sultan of Oman Air Force - in the full livery at Southend Airport, August 1971.

(Image 0129-238. R. N. Smith Collection)

501. Sultan of Oman Air Force - in the full livery at Southend Airport, February 1978.

(Image 0129-239. R. N. Smith Collection)

3D-ACM. Sultan of Oman Air Force - in the full livery at Southend Airport, October 1978.

(Image 0129-240. R. N. Smith Collection)

3D-ACM. Sultan of Oman Air Force - in the full livery at Southend Airport, October 1978.

(Image 0129-284. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. British Midland - in the full livery at East Midlands Airport, March 1983.

(Image 0129-062. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. British Midland - in the full livery at Amsterdam Airport, March 1983.

(Image 0129-120. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. Manx - in the basic British Midland livery, January 1984.

(Image 0129-244. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. Manx - in the basic British Midland livery at East Midlands Airport, December 1983.

(Image 0129-245. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. Manx - in the full livery at London's Heathrow Airport, March 1986.

(Image 0129-319. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. Manx - in the full livery at Manchester Airport, April 1986.

(Image 0129-122. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. Baltic - in the basic Manx livery at Southend Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-277. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. Manx - in the basic British Air Ferries livery, location unknown, May 1990.

(Image 0129-159. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. British Air Ferries - in their non-standard livery, location unknown, September 1990.

(Image 0129-092. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. British Air Ferries - in their non-standard livery, location unknown, September 1990.

(Image 0129-312. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFZL. British Air Ferries - in their non-standard livery, location unknown, November 1990.

(Image 0129-119. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. British World - in the full livery, location unknown, July 1995.

(Image 0129-215. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. British World - in the full livery, location unknown, July 1995.

(Image 0129-121. P. J. Gates Collection)

G-BFZL. British World - in the final livery & without titles, location unknown, June 1998.

(Image 0129-102. R. N. Smith Collection)

9Q-CGL. Trans IntAir - in the full livery at Johannesburg Airport, November 2002.

(Image 0129-241. R. N. Smith Collection)

9Q-CGL. Trans IntAir - in the full livery at Johannesburg, November 2002.

(Image 0129-056. R. N. Smith Collection)