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VH-RMI. Vickers Viscount 832. c/n 416.
Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory Ordered by Ansett-ANA - July 23, 1958 First flown - April 8, 1959 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMI - April 23, 1959 Registered to Ansett-ANA Originally configured with 52 seats later changed to 63 seats Departed Blackbushe on delivery to Ansett-ANA - April 24, 1959 Arrived at Melbourne - April 29, 1959 Delivery route - Rome-Beirut-Bahrain-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Saigon-Zamboanga-Biak-Darwin-Alice Springs Flight crew: Capts J. Macalister, D.H. Johnstone, C.E. Wright; Navigator C. Mushe; Engineer D. Colquhoun Operated its first revenue service with Ansett-ANA - May 1959 Aircraft was destroyed when it broke-up whilst on descent to Winton, Queensland - September 22, 1966 Flight crew: Capts K. Cooper, J. Gillam; Hostesses N. Davis & B. Heeschen Pilots reported a fire in #2 port engine - as a result of cabin pressurisation blower failure Fire spread to port wing fuel tank causing failure of port wing main spar Wreckage found on Nadjayamba Station, 17.7 km from Winton Aircraft was operating flight AN149 Mt. Isa-Longreach-Brisbane Killed were the 4 crew & 20 passengers Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 22, 1966 Had flown 18,644 hours / 12,858 cycles |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Sydney Airport, December 1963. (Image 0129-110. G. Wilkes Collection) |
VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 0129-160. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 0129-162. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 0129-231. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Sydney Airport, October 1964. (Image 0129-389. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Essendon Airport, January 1965. (Image 0129-002. J. Hopton Photograph) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 0129-390. G. Bennett Collection) |
VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles, location and date unknown. (Image 0129-286. E. D. Daw Collection) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - in its full livery with 'V-832' tail titles at Sydney Airport, August 1966. (Image 0129-083. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - crash scene investigation at Nadjayamba Station, September 1966. (Image 0129-301. P. J. Gates Collection) |
VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - crash scene investigation at Nadjayamba Station, September 1966. (Image 0129-304. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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VH-RMI. Ansett-ANA - crash scene investigation at Nadjayamba Station, September 1966. (Image 0129-303. P. J. Gates Collection) |
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