VH-TAC. Airbus A300B4-203. c/n 157.
Third of four aircraft ordered new by Trans Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) - December 10, 1974 First flown at Toulouse as F-WZMG - August 24, 1981 Powered by General Electriuc CF6-50C2 engines Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAC - October 9, 1981 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Accepted by Trans Australia Airlines at Toulouse, France - October 9, 1981 Departed Toulouse on delivery flight - October 20, 1981 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 22, 1981 Delivery route: Bahrain-Madras-Singapore-Perth- Melbourne Aircraft was named 'John Forrest' Aircraft naming ceremony was carried out at Perth Airport, before flying to Melbourne Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN534 - October 25, 1981 Trans Australia Airlines changed its name to Australan Airlines - August 4, 1986 Leased to Air Niugini - December 8, 1986 to January 31, 1987 Ownership transferred to Qantas when both airlines merged - October 31, 1993 Operated final Qantas revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as QF475 - October 9, 1998 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 5, 1998 Sold to Pinnacle Air Cargo Enterprises / Pace Cargo - November 6, 1998 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N371PC - November 6, 1998 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Bristol (Filton) in basic Qantas livery - November 11, 1998 Ferry route: Melbourne-Denpasar-Colombo-Bahrain-Larnaca-Bristol (Filton) Ferried Bristol (Filton)-Dresden for conversion to freighter configuration - February 2, 1999 Ferried Dresden-Bristol (Filton) after freighter conversion - June 12, 1999 Ferried Bristol (Filton)-Bangor-Roswell for storage - June 14, 1999 Seen stored at Roswell in all-white livery as N371PC - October 14, 1999 Leased to Express.net Airlines Inc, Florida - May 6, 2000 Leased to Air Hong Kong - September 2, 2002 Leased to Dragonair - June 10, 2004 Operates both Air Hong Kong and Dragonair freighter services in all-white livery Returned to Express.net Airlines and seen at San Juan in full Express.net livery - February 25, 2006 Ferried Dayton-Marana as XNA9371 for return to lessor - June 24, 2006 Seen stored at Marana - March 13, 2007 Reportedly for Midex Airlines, United Arab Emirates - 2008 |
VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1982. |
VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in partial livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1985. |
VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, August 1986. |
VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, September 1986. |
VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1988. |
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VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1988. |
VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, June 1988. |
VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1992. |
VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1992. |
VH-TAC. Qantas The Australian Airline - full livery & 75 Years titles at Melbourne Airport, January 1996. |
VH-TAC. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1998. |
VH-TAC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998. |
VH-TAC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998. |
N371PC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998. |
N371PC. ExpressNet - in the full livery at an unknown airport, May 2000. |
N371PC. Midex - in the full livery at an unknown airport, October 2006. |
A6-MDA. Midex
- in the full livery at an unknown airport, September 2008. |