Trans Australia Airlines Museum

Phone:
+61 3 9280 8114

Address:
7 York St | Qantas FTC, Airport West, Moonee Valley, Victoria 3042, Australia

Trans Australia Airlines or TAA was one of the two major Australian domestic airlines between its inception in 1946 and its merger with Qantas in September 1992. As a result of the COBRA project, the entire airline was rebranded Qantas about a year later with tickets stating in small print Australian Airlines Limited trading as Qantas Airways Limited until the adoption of a single Air Operator Certificate a few years later. At that point, the entire airline was officially renamed Qantas Airways Limited continuing the name and livery of the parent company with the only change being the change of by-line from The Spirit of Australia to The Australian Airline under the window line with the existing Qantas title appearing above. During its period as TAA, the company played a major part in the development of the Australian domestic air transport industry. The establishment of TAA broke the domestic air transport monopoly of Australian National Airways in the late 1940s, and taking over the Queensland air network from Qantas. It was also at the time TAA supported the Flying Doctor Services of Australia by providing aircraft, pilots and engineers to ensure every emergency was answered quickly. Qantas had also been instrumental in the formation of the Flying Doctor Service. The airline's headquarters were located in Melbourne. In 1954 TAA became the first airline outside Europe to introduce the Vickers Viscount propjet, and in 1981 it introduced the Airbus A300, the first wide-body aircraft to be purchased by an Australian domestic airline providing TAA with a clear edge over major competitor at the time, Ansett which had purchased instead, the Boeing 767-200, receiving the type approximately a year later. Ironically, although the A300s were initially painted in full Qantas livery, they were phased out within a few years being replaced by previously international operated Qantas 767-238ERs, 767-338ERs and later supplemented by seven ex British Airways 767-336ERs. Qantas revived the Australian Airlines brand between 2002 and 2006 to serve the low-cost leisure market of visitors to and from Australia but using a full-service model, operating selected Qantas 767-338ERs – although the livery used was not the same as that used by the previous domestic operation.
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Trans Australia Airlines Museum Videos

TAA (Trans Australia Airlines)

Remembering a great Australian Airline... up up and away with TAA...

1964 Trans Australia Airlines Boeing 727 Commercials

TAA ads from the 1960's. Only TAA has Whispering T-Jets.

Ansett TAA East West and BRITISH CONCORDE landing and take off Sydney

Domestic and International Airport Sydney .Fokker F27 ,Boeing 727, British Airways VC 10 , Boeing 707 , and 747-200 Air New Zealand DC10 .Fleet Air Arm Museum England . British CONCORDE landing and take off 1985 Sydney.

AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES OBSOLETE

Images of Australian Airlines that no longer exist.

TAA Museum: Ansett, TAA and Qantas (Part 2) HD

The TAA Museum also pays tribute to Trans Australia Airlines (TAA), Ansett, Australian and Qantas Airlines, with a good collection of memorabilia from all airlines.This video highlights the engineering and catering section of TAA.

Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:

00:00:23 1 Aircraft
00:01:54 2 Accident
00:04:38 3 Immediate aftermath
00:05:45 4 Investigation
00:08:36 5 Long-term aftermath
00:09:33 6 See also

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On 10 June 1960, a Fokker Friendship passenger aircraft operated by Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) was on approach at night to land at Mackay, Queensland, Australia when it crashed into the sea. All 29 people on board Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 were killed.

TAA Museum (Part 1) HD

The Trans-Australia Airlines Museum is the only aviation museum dedicated to the preservation of Australia's domestic aviation development, and formally recognises all participants in aviation development in this country.

TAA 727 VH TBM Albert Namatjira Bne

Trans Australia Airlines was a big player in Australia for many years. Here's an early morning visit to the old Brisbane International Airport for a quick look at VH-TBM (named Albert Namatjira) with a visit to the cockpit and the departure. Note how casual it all was with no need for hi-viz vests and security passes.

Aircraft At Work. Transport In Australia Ep 3.

Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1966. Directed by Donald Crombie. An educational film detailing the general types of aircraft in use in Australia and the types of uses they have in the aviation industry. Including an introductory history of aviation in Australia it is an ideal introduction to aviation for young people, the film stresses the importance of the use of aircraft in commerce and agriculture.

Australian Ad TAA Airlines - 1984

The Stockton Field Aviation Museum's 1942 Lockheed C-60 Lodestar comes back to life

Volunteers from the Stockton Field Aviation Museum start day one of bringing this great old gal back to life. Here is the hydraulic system in action bringing cycling the flaps. They sound very smooth indeed!

T.A.A 1975

Whiteman Park Tram

Evergreen 747 Tullamarine

An old Evergreen 747 pushing back, and a few other arrivals and departures. All history as far as Melbourne is concerned now.

TCA 1937

Lockheed 10A, the first passenger aircraft for Air Canada (formerly Trans Canada Airlines). This display was part of an open house at the Stevenson Aviation Centre, Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on May 6, 2009.

CONNIE - Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation at the Wings over Illawarra Airshow

Firing up Connie at Wings over Illawarra 2009.
HARS (Historic Aircraft Restoration Society) restored USAF military version (C-121C), serial number 54-0157, c/n 4176, at Illawarra airfield near Wollongong in NSW , Australia.
The Constellation was designed in 1939 by Lockheed Aircraft Company as a high speed, transcontinental passenger aircraft for Howard Hughes’ TWA (Trans World Airlines). The first aircraft flew in 1943, but WW11 meant all aircraft production was used by the US Army Air Force for transport purposes. There were a number of variants and a total of 856 were built.

One variant was the Super Constellation which first flew in 1951. A total of 579 were built of which QANTAS took 16.
VH-EAG ‘Southern Preservation’ is in fact the militarised version of the Super Constellation or ‘Connie’ as it is affectionately known. It was originally built as a C-121C for the United States Air Force, serial number 54-0157, c/n 4176, and was delivered on 6 October 1955 when it was allocated to the 1608th Military Air Transport Wing based at Charleston, South Carolina. On 25 July 1962 it was transferred to the Mississippi Air National Guard and on 14 February 1967 it moved on to West Virginia Air National Guard, where it served for the next five years. Connie’s last active duty was with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard from mid 1972 until its relegation to storage at Davis Monthan Air Base at Tucson, Arizona in June 1977.
In 1990 some HARS Society members were in Tucson collecting Neptune spares and saw this derelict Super Constellation. In a moment of madness the thought occurred that it should be recovered to complete Australia’s aviation history and negotiations commenced for its acquisition. Considered obsolete and of no further use, storage maintenance ceased in 1981 and as a result was designated of scrap value only. In addition most of the engine accessories and instruments had been cannibalised. Failure to re-seal the aircraft after an inspection permitted access to legions of birds to nest and foul the interior over many years. This in turn discouraged the scrap metal merchants from bidding on the aircraft due to the infestation of guano and the subsequent imperfections that it would cause in the smelting of the aluminium.
In November 1991, HARS started what was to become a major project when 54-0157 was placed in our care for restoration and delivery to Australia. Relying solely on volunteer labour and aiming at a high standard of restoration and serviceability, the project was to take five years. The restoration work commenced in May 1992 at Pima Air & Space Museum and in September 1994 the Super Constellation took to the air after nearly eighteen years on the ground. Another solid year of work was required to prepare the aircraft for the Pacific crossing and in late 1995 final flight training was undertaken. On 3 February 1996 the Super Constellation VH-EAG arrived in Sydney after an incident free crossing of 39.5 hours flying time. Stops on the delivery flight to Australia were made at Oakland, Honolulu, Pago Pago and Nadi. (Ref: HARS website re. Connie restoration)

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Fokker Friendship TAA memories

The Fokker Friendship f 27 was used for regional flights by Trans Australia Airlines in the 1960's to 80's.
This is a video using X Plane 11 flight simulator, and more to create a realistic effect.

The Aircraft & Colours of TAA - Part 1

Dedicated to the loyal staff of Trans Australia Airlines and the foresighted photographers who chose to record history. Thanks all of you.

The Aircraft & Colours of TAA Rapid

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