Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Hurn factory

First flown - May 8, 1959

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVP - May 23, 1959

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport on delivery to T.A.A. - May 29, 1959

Ferry crew: Capts J. Benton, B.K. Fuller, A. Aydon; Navigators D.M. Wilson, D.V. McLean;

Aircraft was named 'John Gould'

Operated its first revenue service - June 4, 1959

Operated its last T.A.A. passenger service - as TN473 Canberra-Melbourne - August 18, 1970

This was the last Viscount passenger service flown in Australia

Operated its final service with T.A.A. - a freighter service from Hobart-Melbourne - August 28, 1970

Was damaged when port wing was struck by a low loader at Melbourne Airport - August 28, 1970

Plans to continue using this Viscount as a freighter were shelved

It was repaired but did not re-enter company service

Sold to Consolidated Aviation Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney - April 3, 1971

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd, Sydney - April 3, 1971

Sold to Far Eastern Air Transport - becoming B-2025 - April 1971

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 5, 1971

Leased to Air Vietnam - March 29, 1973 - March 1974

Sold to Mandala Airlines - becoming PK-RVS - August 1976

Aircraft was named 'Avatara'

Was withdrawn from service and stored at Jakarta - April 1993

Aircraft was scrapped

VH-TVP. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the original dayglow livery at Hurn Airport, May 1959.

(Image 0129-072. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the modified dayglow livery at Essendon Airport, date unknown.

(Image 0129-189. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the modified dayglow livery, location & date unknown.

(Image 0129-146. P. J. Gates Collection)

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

(Image 0129-316. B. Colledge Photograph)

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

(Image 0129-315. B. Colledge Photograph)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, October 1966.

(Image 0129-354. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

(Image 0129-039. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

(Image 0129-040. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

(Image 0129-041. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1969.

(Image 0129-355. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TVP. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, January 1970.

(Image 0129-073. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TVP. TAA - stored in their basic livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, February 1971.

(Image 0129-203. R. N. Smith Collection)

B-2025. Far Eastern Air Transport - in the full livery at Taipei Airport, December 1977.

(Image 0129-281. R. N. Smith Collection)

PK-RVS. Mandala Airlines - in their full livery at Halim Airport, June 1983.

(Image 0129-074. R. N. Smith Collection)

PK-RVS. Mandala Airlines - in their full livery at Halim Airport, August 1986.

(Image 0129-100. R. N. Smith Collection)