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TAA Australian Airlines Museum

Locality: Airport West, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9280 8113

Address: 1/7 York Street, Airport West 3042 Airport West, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.taamuseum.org.au

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25.01.2022 Richard Feldstead has asked: Does anyone remember my father Captain Noel Felstead (1917-1974)? He would have turned 100 last Christmas Day. Here is a complete listing of TAA Captains, First Officers and Flight Engineers http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/electra-188/taacrew.htm

25.01.2022 DO YOU KNOW? Darren Carroll has contacted the museum to find out who wore this badge and what years it was worn? Any suggestions?

25.01.2022 Peter Urie enquires Does anyone remember Jean Urie ( PA to all the chairmens 1946-1984)?

24.01.2022 Peter Urie enquires Does anyone remember Jean Urie ( PA to all the chairmen’s 1946-1984)?

24.01.2022 The four different TAA liveries that briefly existed together from late 1980 to 1983. Here the 727 Central Australian and the DC-9 Coral Islander accompanied by two other DC-9s in their respective T-Jet and Camel Hump liveries complete this historic quartet.

24.01.2022 Bernie Werninghaus has asked the TAA museum to inform you of the sad passing of Kevin Broadbent who passed away on 26th of October, aged 96. A service celebrating Kevins life will be held on Friday 9th of November at 1015. Details below.

23.01.2022 2018 TAA Museum Committee Members Finally, we were able to gather all the Committee Members together for a photo. Note that Ray Splatt had to retire mid-year and Ian Wood has kindly stepped in to fill his position until the next elections. Thanks to Ray for his service on Committee and to Ian for stepping up to help out. ... Committee members pictured below (left to right) Jim Collins [Treasurer], Arnold Rogers [Secretary], Sam Favazza, Terry Masocco [Vice President], Kevin Anderson, Paul Gluschenko, Ian Wood and John Wren [President]

23.01.2022 Another of our wonderful TAA hostesses. Does anybody remember working with Ms. Elizabeth Bull? Dennis Ciprian met her recently and shared this post: I met a very charming lady the other day. And a lady she is. At 83yrs of age she is an elegant, effervescent and a very captivating woman. In the course of our conversation it turned out that Elizabeth flew with TAA in the early 60's as a Hostess. We discussed and compared our various experiences in the different decades that w...e both worked in TAA. A registered nurse and recent arrival from England (she was born Scottish) she wanted to do something very different and joined TAA. She flew as Elizabeth Bull and subsequently married a Despatch officer/ pilot surname of Wright who was killed in an aircrash in PNG. Elizabeth has given me permission to post her picture together with the information in the faint hope that someone out there may recognise her. I am keeping in contact with her and will pass on any information that comes my way. An absolutely delightful lady.

21.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=477843662581714&id=248923878807028

20.01.2022 Gordon Terrell has shared some great photos of the many liveries of TAA. Up Up and Away with TAA! https://www.facebook.com/groups/626681970776884/permalink/1236279033150505/

20.01.2022 Thank you Margaret for posting the recent TAA Adelaide Reunion pictures. Lots of smiles and memories shared by all!

20.01.2022 Heather Graham visited the museum recently and we hope you enjoyed it and your time brought back fond memories.

20.01.2022 Funeral Details for Jim Meehan For those friends and Museum members that wish to attend. Date: Friday the 7th of April Time: 2:15pm Where: Repose Chapple Altona Memorial Park Dohertys Altona. ... Jim passed away peacefully in hospital with Gina and his children by his side. See more

19.01.2022 Lorraine Nothling posted this amazing photo! I commenced training with TAA on 24 November 1969. As our School 215 was the largest intake of trainees in TAA's history, on our first day we were marched out to a hangar at Essendon to have this amazing photograph taken. Wonderful memory.

18.01.2022 What a great picture of our beginnings with the DC 3 and TAA's DC-9 aircraft in the final TAA camel hump livery Thanks Greg for sharing.

18.01.2022 It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jim Meehan yesterday - 28 March, 2017. Jim served for 14 years as Club President and was instrumental in establishing what the museum is today. Jim is pictured here in September last year receiving his 25 Year Club Award. Our sympathies go to his wife Gina and his family. Further details can be obtained by calling the museum +61 3 9280 8113

18.01.2022 The Avalon Airshow is on this coming week 3-5 March 2017. The TAA 25 Year Club will have an exhibition tent which will display Trans Australia Airlines through the ages until the 1990s, along with a display of Ansett Airlines as well. If visiting the airshow this weekend - do drop in and say hello! http://www.taamuseum.org.au/MuseumFront/SpecialEvents.html

18.01.2022 Sharing David Walshs post

17.01.2022 Lorraine Nothling has shared some photos of her time as Air Hostess in 1972. Great pics just scanned for us all to enjoy!

17.01.2022 Phil Wilkinson has kindly shared with the Museum these photos of an early TAA Air Route Map Atlas which was given out to passengers on board. Phil writes . . . ' I would love to share my recent discovery of an old TAA brochure that dated in the 50's. I reckon it had Skyliners, Skymasters & convair as the current aircraft. Maps of inter-capital routes which included points of interest and distances between capitals. are included.' Thanks Phil for sharing this with us and our Facebook community.

15.01.2022 Australian Aviation Hall of Fame TAA received the Southern Cross Award at the official Induction Ceremony held during the Gala Dinner on Saturday 25 November 2017 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society [HARS], Illawarra Regional Airport [Wollongong]. Only one company award is made annually, so TAA is very honoured. Attending to receive the award for TAA was John Wren [President] and Terry Masocco [Vice President]. ... https://youtu.be/rfOWBQnOqkc

13.01.2022 We need to help out our sister Airline Ansett in Hamilton Victoria. Please LIKE and share to help with fundraising and their Council submission for funding.

11.01.2022 Who else remembers Check Hostess Cecily (Burton) Kidd?

10.01.2022 Simon Dubbin is calling all TAA 1979 apprentices for the 40th Year Reunion to be held in Melbourne. See details on their dedicated Facebook page.

10.01.2022 Geoffrey Thomas has shared a magnificent photo of TAAs first Boeing 727 (VH-TJA) from the Boeing archives.

10.01.2022 This week we were visited by former TAA Air hostesses and friends of the Brisbane Wings Away Club. We hope you enjoyed visiting the museum and that our displays gave you much enjoyment in reliving your employment with TAA.

09.01.2022 Thank you Helen Turner for posting this picture in visitor posts.

08.01.2022 Does anybody know what the acronym FAST stood for?

07.01.2022 The first time this has been shown publicly. How Australian Airlines was getting ready for the challenges of deregulation. This was the Flight Attendant version. Thanks Mark Lazzarotti.

06.01.2022 Visitors are always interested in our big range of model aircraft. John Booth has made and contributed to our collection over the years. Thank you John.

06.01.2022 70th Anniversary Poster A special 70th Anniversary Poster has been designed by Greg Thom and is now available to purchase from the museum. The large version is (890 X 650) and comes already framed withy glass. Cost: $220.00. A smaller version (850 X 610) can be bought for $170.00. For just the poster [840 X 600] $25.00 all available from the Museum. ... Contact the Museum by email: [email protected] or phone +61 3 9280 8113 - if you would like to purchase the framed version or just purchase the print on its own. We will order them and let you know when they are ready for collection from the Museum. See more

03.01.2022 Christening Scissors The Museum recently had a visit from Neil Macmillan [son of TAA pilot James Macmillan] enquiring whether we would be interested in the christening scissors used by Lady Chippindall [Neils grandmother] when TAAs first Boeing B727 T-Jet (James Cook) arrived in Melbourne on 16 October 1964. We assured Neil we would take good care of the christening scissors which are now on display at the Museum. The plaque in the lid of the box says: These scissors we...re used by Lady Chippindall to christen Trans-Australia Airlines first B727 T-Jet James Cook at Melbourne Airport [Essendon] on 16 October 1964. Thanks Neil.

03.01.2022 Tracey Slattery has shared some of her aunt's (Patricia Slattery) photos from the 50s.

02.01.2022 Pure jet travel arrived on the domestic network in 1964 with the arrival of the Boeing 727-176, affectionately known as the 'Whispering T-jet', with the quietest First Class cabin in the sky. The new aircraft introduced a 'new look' and perhaps the T-Jet image was the longest lasting image of all TAA marketing campaigns.The Boeing 727-176, again reduced flying times, improved passenger comfort, had increasing reliability, and increasing payload for profitability.

02.01.2022 Sharing Geoff Breusts post: Calling all ex TAA staffers. The Australian Aviation Hall of Fame 2017 Gala Induction is being held on Saturday 25 November at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Museum at Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park NSW. Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) is being awarded the coveted Southern Cross Award for its outstanding contribution to Aviation in Australia. James Strong is being inducted for his contribution through his time as CEO of TAA / Austra...lian Airlines and later Qantas. Also being inducted for outstanding contribution are Eddie Connellan (Connellan Airlines NT), Nancy-Bird Walton who founded the AWPA and for her flying pursuits, John Corby the designer of the outstanding Corby Starlet sport Aircraft and Bob Tait aviator and flight theory author who has written so many great texts. For more information about AAHOF and the Induction, see www.aahof.com.au. Come and join your colleagues in celebrating TAA's outstanding contribution to our history. See more

01.01.2022 Come in and see our latest Convair 240 model completed by John Booth