Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory

First flown - May 3, 1956

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVH - June 3, 1956

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport on delivery to T.A.A. - June 3, 1956

Ferry crew: Capt Boyd; F/O Black; Navigator Stone; Radio Operator Hobbs

Aircraft was named 'George Bass'

Operated its first revenue service - June 23, 1956

Set a speed record between Melbourne-Launceston of 51 minutes (Capt L.W. Manning) - June 27, 1956

Set a speed record between Melbourne-Adelaide of 69 minutes (Capt L. Thrift) - September 9, 1956

Set a speed record between Hobart-Melbourne of 56 minutes (Capt J. Marshall) - April 4, 1957

Operated its final service with T.A.A. - December 30, 1968

Placed in storage at Essendon Airport, Melbourne

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 13, 1970

Sold to Sims Metals, Melbourne for scrapping - May 27, 1970

Had flown 31,299 hours / 21,855 cycles

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-208. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-313. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-403. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-011. J. Hopton Photograph)

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1969.

(Image 0129-342. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TVH. T.A.A. The Nation's Jetline - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1970.

(Image 0129-067. R. N. Smith Photograph)