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 its first revenue service as TN534 Melbourne-Sydney - 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 its final Qantas revenue service as QF475 Sydney-Melbourne - 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.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-108.)

VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in partial livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1985.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-109.)

VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, August 1986.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-136.)

VH-TAC. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, September 1986.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-011.)

VH-TAC. Australian - in the new livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1988.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-111.)

VH-TAC. Australian - in the new livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1988.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-110.)

VH-TAC. Australian - in the new livery at Sydney Airport, June 1988.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-017.)

VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1992.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 0310-024.)

VH-TAC. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1992.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 0310-023.)

VH-TAC. Qantas The Australian Airline - full livery & 75 Years titles at Melbourne Airport, January 1996.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-112.)

VH-TAC. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1998.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 0310-039.)

VH-TAC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-040.)

VH-TAC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-144.)

N371PC. Qantas - in basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, November 1998.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-028.)

N371PC. ExpressNet - in the full livery at an unknown airport, May 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-041.)