Shell Aviation Service equipment in front of Trans Australia Airlines U.S. made Convair CV-240-5 aircraft

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Series[UMA-SR-000000037] Aviation photographsAccession[2008.0045] SHELL HISTORICAL ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2008004501161Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentShell Aviation Service equipment in front of Trans Australia Airlines U.S. made Convair CV-240-5 aircraft, at an unidentified Australian Airport. This aircraft carried Australian registration VH-TAQ and was called ? John Forrest? . It was fitted out with a V.I.P. interior for the Queen? s 1954 Royal Tour. The Convair 240 was a popular commercial aircraft seating up to 40 passengers. T.A.A. was the first operator of this aircraft outside the U.S.A., following their purchase of five in 1948.Access StatusAccess restrictions apply for some itemsRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP Album 0177Conditions of Use and ReproductionCopyright owned by the University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image please contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorTasker, A.GRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorShell Australia LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1948-1956

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Previous System ID2008.0045.01161Format NumberBWP/28252

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Genre/FormPhotographic prints

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SubjectAircraftConvair CV-240-5Shell Company of Australia

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Shell Aviation Service equipment in front of Trans Australia Airlines U.S. made Convair CV-240-5 aircraft

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