VH-TVN. Vickers Viscount 756D. c/n 374.
Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory First flown - July 2, 1958 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVN - July 8, 1958 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - July 18, 1958 Ferry crew: Captains C. H. Gray, R. L Roberts; Navigator M. Ostwald; Radio Operator D. Dunn Aircraft was named 'William Dampier' Operated first revenue service - July 23, 1958 Operated final revenue service Sydney - Brisbane as TN534 - October 8, 1968 Withdrawn from use and stored at Brisbane Airport Had flown 24,915 hours to date Sold to Botswana National Airways - March 21, 1969 Departed Brisbane on delivery flight to Botswana - March 27, 1969 Arrived Francistown at conclusion of delivery flight - April 3, 1969 Ferry route: Brisbane - Mt Isa - Darwin - Denpasar - Singapore - Aden - Nairobi - Lusaka - Francistown Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 3, 1969 Entered onto the Botswana Aircraft Register as A2-ZEL Sold to Overseas Holidays & Aircraft Hire - January 1972 Entered onto the Zimbabwe Aircraft Register as VP-YNI Sold to Air Rhodesia - February 13, 1972 Aircraft was named ' Sabie' Transferred to Air Zimbabwe when airline was renamed - February 1980 Aircraft was reregistered Z-YNI - October 1983 Withdrawn from service and stored at Harare International Airport - July 1984 Donated to Harare Airport Fire Service as a training aid Current status not known |