Publicity photo probably taken by Vickers ahead of VH-TVA's delivery to Australia. It never entered service after suffering a training accident at Mangalore, Victoria, on October 31, 1954. The crew was attempting a three-engine take-off when control was lost.

TAA's first Viscount was delivered to the airline's Melbourne/Essendon base on 13 October 1954, to be greeted by a large crowd. However, VH-TVA never entered regular service as it was lost in a training accident at Mangalore a fortnight later, on 31 October. (CAHS/Mac Job collection)

Shown just after arrival in Australia. Scanned from a negative from the late Gus Grulke.

Departing Hurn on it's maiden flight. Scanned from a large format slide received in 1962.

VH-TQN in its original livery.

35mm slide scan.

VH-TQN was sold to SAS as OY-KAC in July 1984.

Picture scanned from a negative, photographer unknown, taken on the occasion of the only visit to Sydney by TAA's first Viscount. It was chance for airport staff to become familiar with the new aircraft. But VH-TVA never entered service and was lost in a training accident at Mangalore on October 31. The building behind the aircraft was built in the 1930s as a combined terminal and control tower. It remained in existence into the 21st century, its façade hidden by progressive expansions of what is now a section of Terminal 3. Negative held by Bill Gray.