Retired in 1969 by which time it had been renamed George Evans. Photo via Ben Dannecker

Reregistered VH-RMQ in October 1962. Photo via Ben Dannecker

VH-TVG wearing the dayglow tail that was intended to enhance visibility but proved difficult to maintain under Australia's bright sunshine. Photo via Ben Dannecker

Photo taken from TAA's open observation deck that was a gathering point for aviation enthusiasts in the 1960s. VH-TLB was sold in the US as N188LB in February 1972. Photo via Ben Dannecker

Leased by TAA from Vickers after its sale to Capital fell through. After return to Vickers, it was converted to a 784D and sold to Philippines Air Lines as PI-C772. Interestingly, it was not to be UK registered and between its cancellation from the Australian register in February 1959 and its addition to the Philippines register in December that year it remained unregistered. Photo via Ben Dannecker

Operated by TAA until April 1971. Sold in the US as N188LA. Photo via Ben Dannecker

VH-TVF with the shortlived diagonal tail stripes. In 1960, leased to Ansett-ANA. Returned to TAA in 1966. Sold in the UK in 1967 and scrapped at Southend in 1970 after Australian authorities permanently grounded all Australian 700 series Viscounts. Photo via Ben Dannecker

Crashed Moothandilla Station, Queensland, on takeoff on February 6, 1951.

Withdrawn from use in 1971. Over the years since, it has moved from a museum to a car yard to storage on a farm. Photo by: Barrie Colledge

VH-AFA as it originally went into service with the name "Hume". When that was transferred to Viscount VH-TVD, VH-AFA was renamed "Collins". It was sold in Nigeria as VR-NCO in November, 1957. Photo by: Barrie Colledge

Sold in Nigeria as VR-NCK in August 1957. Photo by: Barrie Colledge

Sold in the US as N9313R in December 1959. Photo by: Barrie Colledge

Transferred to the Papua New Guinea register as P2-TGX in May 2004. Mike Madden photo

Built as a -100 and converted to a -200 in 1969. Transferred to the Papua New Guinea register as P2-TGU in May 1974. Dave Eyre photo

Two of TAA's 'new' DC-3 freighters parked at Essendon on a Sunday afternoon. VH-TAE was built to a USAAF order as 42-92274 but delivered to the RAAF as A65-29. Sold to TAA and registered on 27 September 1946. Re-registered and renamed VH-SBL 'Mt Hagen' in 1960 for TAA's New Guinea 'Sunbird' services. Sold to Air Niugini in 1973 as P2-SBL. Returned to the Australian Register as VH-SBL in 1981 and still current. VH-AEZ, in the background, served with the USAAF as 42-23949 until sold to TAA and registered in Australia on 2 May 1945, named 'Currie'. Became VH-EWD with East-West Airlines in 1955.