Last of four Boeing 727-277LRs ordered new by Ansett

First flown - July 8, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANF - July 16, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 22, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 26, 1981

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

Flight crew: Capts J. Dorward, B. Gessell; F/E J. Gill; LAME B. Ewens

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN1170 - August 6, 1981

Sold to Intrepid Aviation Partners - December 13, 1996

Operated final revenue service Hobart-Melbourne as AN34 - December 23, 1996

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to United States as AN4291 - April 12, 1997

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

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

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 16, 1997

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N72381 - April 17, 1997

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah

Converted to freighter configuration by Professional Modification Services, Miami

Leased to Continental Micronesia - November 5, 1997

Reregistered as N626DH

Returned to Aircraft Participation Agreement Five - September 30, 1999

Intended lease to European Air Transport did not proceed

Entered onto Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-DLJ - October 1999

Leased to DHL International with sub-lease to Swiftair SA, Spain - December 1, 1999

Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - November 18, 1999

Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-HHU - February 23, 2002

Aircraft was based at Libreville during 2004

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-DPF - January 28, 2005

Registered to DHL Aviation (Pty) Ltd, Lanseria, South Africa

Operated by Solenta Aviation for DHL

Observed operating in South Africa in new DHL livery - December 2005

Badly damaged at Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport, Nigeria - September 7, 2006

Aircraft overran the runway by some 500 metres on landing and collided with a navigational facility

Declared a write-off and donated to the local authorities for fire training purposes

VH-ANF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1983.

VH-ANF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1984.

VH-ANF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1986.