First flown as N8278V - May 29, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANA - June 2, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - June 11, 1981

Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne arriving - June 14, 1981

Flight crew were: Capts W. Hanrahan, J. S. Welsh; F/E J. W. Gillett

Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines as AN50 Melbourne-Brisbane - June 20, 1981

Inaugurated Ansett's first scheduled non-stop Sydney-Perth service - June 29, 1981

Flew the last commercial service into Brisbane's Eagle Farm Airport - March 19, 1988

Flew first commercial service from Brisbane's new Airport as AN77 Brisbane-Sydney - March 20, 1988

Suffered major damage to rear when No 2 engine exploded on take-off from Brisbane - July 4, 1992

Repaired and returned to service after 58 days

Sold to Intrepid Aviation Partners - December 13, 1996

Operated its final revenue service with Ansett Australia as AN110 Adelaide-Melbourne - April 20, 1997

Had been previously painted with old airline logos and carried titles:

'Ansett Australia Farewell the Boeing 727 Series of Jets, 33 Years of Service 1964-1997'

Flight was under command of Capt L. Griffiths

Withdrawn from use at Melbourne Airport after special staff farewell flight AN4727 - April 26, 1997

Officially purchased by Intrepid Aviation - May 28, 1997

Departed Melbourne on delivery as AN4290 - routing Pago Pago-Hilo-San Diego-Miami - May 28, 1997

Flight crew were: Capts L. Griffiths. P. Terrill; F/E L. Forster

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 3, 1997

Sold to First Security Bank - becoming N6393X - June 3, 1997

Converted to freighter configuration by Professional Modification Services

Leased to Continental Micronesia - becoming N627DH - December 19, 1997 to November 30, 1999

Leased to SwiftAir - becoming EC-HIG - December 1, 1999

Leased by DHL to TransAustralian Air Express Pty Ltd

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VLI - November 11, 2002

Registered to Transaustralian Air Express

Aircraft is named 'Tania'

Departed Lasham, England on delivery flight XME7024 - November 14, 2002

Delivery route: Larnaca,Dubai-Bangalore-Singapore-Darwin-Melbourne arriving - November 17, 2002

Painted into Australian air Express colors - November 23, 2002

Operated its first revenue service with Australian air Express - November 29, 2002

First revenue service was XM7091 Melbourne-Brisbane-Townsville-Cairns

TransAustralian air Express Pty Ltd changed its name to TransAustralian Air (T.A.A.) - March 20, 2003

Registered to National Jet Express Pty Ltd (t/a JETEX) - November 26, 2003

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