Sixth 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-TVF - June 22, 1954

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

First flown - January 30, 1955

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport on delivery to T.A.A. - April 2, 1955

Known ferry crew: Capt Morey; F/O James; Navigator Randall; Radio Operator Allan

Aircraft was named 'Ernest Giles'

Operated its first T.A.A. revenue service - April 18, 1955

Converted to '720C' standard during its early career

Set a speed record between Adelaide-Perth of 4 hours 27 minutes (Capt R.M. Green) - March 23, 1955

Set a speed record between Adelaide-Melbourne of 62 minutes (Capt L. Thrift) - October 14, 1955

Set a speed record between Sydney-Melbourne of 78 minutes (Capt T.B. Shaw) - August 23, 1957

Set a speed record between Brisbane-Townsville of 137 minutes (Capt B. Fuller) - August 28, 1957

Set a speed record between Launceston-Hobart of 19 minutes (Capt V.J. Glann) - August 30, 1957

Set a speed record betweem Melbourne-Launceston of 45 minutes (Capt I. Black) - September 14, 1957

Set a speed record between Cairns-Townsville of 37 minutes (Capt C. Howard) - September 19, 1957

Set a speed record between Brisbane-Townsville of 122 minutes (Capt D. Lawrence) - October 21, 1957

Set a speed record between Hobart-Sydney of 115 minutes (Capt R. Andrews) - February 22, 1958

Dry-leased to Ansett-ANA on cross-charter - March 6, 1960 to September 26, 1966

Leased to Ansett for 160 pounds 18 shillings per day - configured with seat 48 First Class seats

Resumed service with T.A.A. - October 12, 1966

Aircraft was renamed ' Peter Warburton'

Leased to Ansett-ANA - January 18, 1967 to April 17, 1967

Operated in basic T.A.A. colors with white tail and full Ansett-ANA cabin roof titles

Withdrawn from T.A.A. service and placed in storage at Essendon Airport, Melbourne - June 7, 1967

Sold to Keagan Aviation, England - September 21, 1967

Flown to Southend, England and placed in storage

Sold to Flight Spares Ltd - January 16, 1970

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 1970

Stipped for parts and scrapped - February 1970

Had flown 28,748 hours / 20,936 cycles

VH-TVF. TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - in the rare 'silver tail' colors, location & date unknown.

(Image 0129-145. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVF. TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - original 'silver tail' livery at Essendon Airport, July 1956.

(Image 0129-198. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TVF. TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - in the original 'silver tail' livery at Essendon Airport, September 1956.

(Image 0129-232. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TVF. TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - in their original 'silver tail' livery, locate & date unknown.

(Image 0129-149. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in their full livery at Sydney Airport, June 1964.

(Image 0129-270. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in their full livery at Sydney Airport, December 1965.

(Image 0129-105. G. Wilkes Collection)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in their full livery at Sydney Airport, May 1966.

(Image 0129-324. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in basic TAA colors & white tail at Sydney Airport, February 1967.

(Image 0129-097. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in basic TAA colors & white tail at Sydney Airport, February 1967.

(Image 0129-029. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-TVF. Ansett-ANA - in basic TAA colors & white tail at Sydney Airport, March 1967.

(Image 0129-030. B. Dannecker Collection)

 

VH-TVF. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

(Image 0129-031. B. Dannecker Collection)

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

(Image 0129-153. P. J. Gates Collection)