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756D VISCOUNT VH-TVJ
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14JUN56
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First flown at Hurn. | ||||||
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22JUN56
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Delivered to Trans-Australia Airlines as VH-TVJ "John Forrest". | ||||||
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26JUN56
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Arrived Essendon on delivery flight ex UK. | ||||||
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12JUL56
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Entered service with TAA on eastern routes ex Melbourne. Overnighted Brisbane 12/13 July. | ||||||
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19DEC57
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Damaged in collision with a hangar at Launceston. | ||||||
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01APR58
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Struck machinery after running off runway at Brisbane. Aircraft out of service for approximately three weeks for repairs. | ||||||
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NOV64
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Re-named "Ernest Giles". | ||||||
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02OCT68
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Last flight (2½ hours) ex Brisbane. Withdrawn from service at Eagle Farm, Brisbane. Total Time 28,961 hours. Total landings 20,502. | ||||||
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13MAR70
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Moved into hangar at Eagle Farm and stripped of useful parts and TAA markings. | ||||||
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17MAR70
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Stripping complete. | ||||||
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MAY70
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Scrapped by Non-Ferral Pty Ltd on grassed area adjacent to Ford plant and to east of TAA hangars at Eagle Farm. Nose section sold to Les Arthur at Toowoomba for $800.00. | ||||||
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c86
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On 8th November 1994 Les Arthur advised that he sold the aircraft "about 8 years ago to Eddie Matthews for $300-350.00". | ||||||
| Sold by Eddie Matthews to Gold Coast War Museum at Mudgeeraba and painted in spurious Navy colour scheme. | |||||||
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09OCT93
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Purchased by QAM from Gold Coast War Museum. | ||||||
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27OCT93
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Trucked from Mudgeeraba to Caloundra. | ||||||
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