Fourth of six Viscounts ordered by Trans Australia Airlines - August 19, 1952

Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVD - June 22, 1954

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

First flown - December 1, 1954

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport on delivery to T.A.A. - December 24, 1954

Known ferry crew: Capt Boyd, J. Benton; Navigator W. Ryman; Radio Operator A. Algie

Aircraft was named 'Hamilton Hume'

Operated its first T.A.A. revenue service - January 1, 1955

Converted to '720C' standard during its early career

Set a speed record between Brisbane-Townsville of 144 minutes (Capt R. Longhurst) - January 6, 1955

Set a speed record between Townsville-Cairns of 40 minutes (Capt R. Longhurst) - January 6, 1955

Set a speed record between Melbourne-Sydney of 62 minutes (Capt V.C. Austen) - August 7, 1955

Set a speed record between Sydney-Brisbane of 75 minutes (Capt L. Thrift) - August 14, 1955

Set a speed record between Perth-Melbourne of 4 hours 4 minutes (Capt R. Keig) - October 16, 1955

Set a speed record between Brisbane-Sydney of 82 minutes (Capt R. Keig) - June 8, 1956

Withdrawn from T.A.A. service and placed in storage at Essendon, Melbourne - April 6, 1967

Sold to Keagan Aviation, England - October 9, 1967

Placed in storage at Southend, England

Sold to Flight Spares Ltd - January 16, 1970

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 1970

Stipped for spares and scrapped at Southend - February 1970

Had flown 29,352 hours / 22,350 cycles

VH-TVD. Trans Australia Airlines - in the original 'silver tail' colors at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-177. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVD. Trans Australia Airlines - in original livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-275. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TVD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - new titles and revised 'dayglow tail' at Melbourne, date unknown.

(Image 0129-178. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-295. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Canberra Airport, August 1966.

(Image 0129-008. J. Hopton Photograph)

VH-TVD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Southend Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-367. G. Bennett Collection)