Second of four Boeing 727LRs ordered by Ansett

First flown as N57002 - June 4, 1981

This aircraft was the 4,000th jet built by Boeing

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANB - June 12, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 31, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 2, 1981

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts D. Donnelley, B. Hanrahan; F/E G. E. Lynch; LAME C. Mowbray

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as AN1152 - August 14, 1981

Flight crew: Capt R. Oehms; F/O Stephens

Sold to Intrepid Aviation Partners - December 13, 1996

Operated final revenue service Hobart-Melbourne as AN36 - April 23, 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 crew: Capt L. Griffiths, P.Terrill; F/Es M. Baker, L. Forster

Withdrawn from use at Melbourne Airport after special staff farewell flight AN4726 - April 26, 1997

Officially purchased by Intrepid Aviation - May 14, 1997

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. as AN4289 - May 14, 1997

Ferry route: Melbourne-Pago Pago-Hilo-San Diego-Miami

Flight crew: Capts L. Griffiths. P. Terrill; F/E L. Forster; Engineers G. Girvan, K. Weymouth

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 19, 1997

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N86330 - May 20, 1997

Registered to First Security Bank

Leased to DHL Worldwide Express - May 20, 1997

Converted to freighter configuration by COPESA, San Jose, Costa Rica and painted in full DHL livery

Delivered to Brussels in DHL livery - October 1997

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-DLB - October 1997

Operated by European Air Transport for DHL

Leased by DHL to TransAustralian Air Express Pty Ltd

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

Registered to Transaustralian Air Express Pty Ltd

Aircraft is named 'Joanne'

Departed Lasham, England on delivery flight to Australia as XME7023 - November 16, 2002

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 19, 2002

Delivery route: Lasham-Larnaca-Dubai-Bangalore-Singapore-Darwin-Melbourne

Painted into Australian air Express livery - November 23, 2002

Operated first Australian air Express service Melbourne-Launceston as XM7092 - November 29, 2002

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

Transferred to National Jet Systems when TransAustralian placed under administration - October 17, 2003

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

Operated final Australian air Express service Melbourne-Perth - March 19, 2008

Ferried Perth-Melbourne for storage - March 19, 2008

Sold to HeavyLift Cargo Airlines without engines and requiring C-check - August 15, 2008

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. for maintenance - January 20, 2009

Arrived Brisbane and parked - January 20, 2009

Departed Brisbane on resumed ferry flight to U.S.A. as HVY721 - March 25, 2009

Ferry route: Melbourne-Brisbane-Majuro-Honolulu-Santa Barbara

Offered for immediate sale by Flightstar Trading LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - May 2009

Aircraft had flown 57,650 hours with 35,867 cycles

Registration 'N727HL' allocated to Flightstar Trading LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - June 2, 2009

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 17, 2009

Observed at San Bernardino, California with Australian registration - August 11, 2009

Entered onto U. S. Aircraft Register as N727HL - January 22, 2010

Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah

Intended to be leased to Heavylift Cargo Airlines

Observed stored at San Bernardino, California in all-white livery as 'VH-VLH' - July 19, 2011

Aircraft still on U. S. Aircraft Register with certificate expiry date of September 30, 2013

VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1997.

VH-VLH. Australian air Express - in the basic white livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2009.

VH-VLH. Australian air Express - in the basic white livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2009.

VH-VLH. Australian air Express - in the basic white livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2009.