| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-TVD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 720 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 47 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Hamilton Hume |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 February 1970 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 571927 |
| Photo Comment |
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On 30 January 1970, the two ex-TAA Viscounts at Southend, VH-TVD & VH-TVF, were moved from the centre of the airfield to a site on the North side of the airfield (as depicted above), where they were completely stripped of all useful spares prior to scrapping. The latter task had commenced by 7 February 1970, both fuselages having been severed aft of the wing trailing edge. By 15 February the two aircraft had been reduced to a fast-diminishing heap of scrap, which had completely disappeared by 21 February 1970. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 May 2023, and has since been viewed 323 times. |