Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Weybridge factory

First flown - November 19, 1958

Sold to Cubana de Aviacion - becoming CU-T622 - August 4, 1959

Sold to Trans Australia Airlines - March 15, 1962

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TVR - March 15, 1962

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived at Melbourne's Essendon Airport on delivery to T.A.A. - June 24, 1962

Aircraft was named 'John Murray'

Converted by T.A.A. to 'V-816' standard

Operated its first T.A.A. revenue service - November 27, 1962

Operated its final T.A.A. revenue service - April 4, 1970

Aircraft was placed in storage at Essendon Airport, Melbourne

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 4, 1970

Aircraft had flown 21,213 hours / 17,447 cycles

Donated complete to the Moorabbin Air Museum, Moorabbin Airport - June 1970

Due to space limitations was trucked to Wobbies World, Springvale for display for next 17 years

Returned to Moorabbin Air Museum and reassembled for static display

Current

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

(Image 0129-363. G. Bennett Collection)

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

(Image 0129-259. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVR. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, April 1968.

(Image 0129-141. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 0129-217. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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

(Image 0129-254. P. J. Gates Collection)

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

(Image 0129-252. P. J. Gates Collection)

VH-TVR. Australian Aircraft Restoration Group - basic TAA livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1973.

(Image 0129-361. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TVR. Australian Aircraft Restoration Group - basic TAA livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1973.

(Image 0129-360. G. Bennett Collection)

VH-TVR. Wobbies Airlines - in a basic TAA livery at Springvale Melbourne, date unknown.

(Image 0129-364. G. Bennett Collection)