VH-LAP. Boeing 727-25F. c/n 18270-79.


First flown - September 25, 1964

Delivered to Eastern Airlines as N8119N - October 7, 1964

Sold to Monarch Aviation - September 1, 1982

Converted to freighter configuration - December 1982

Leased to Bloodstock Air Services - March 6, 1983

Aircraft was named 'Phar Lap'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LAP - April 15, 1983

Registered to Bloodstock Air Services of Australia Pty Ltd

Dry leased to Trans-Australia Airlines - June 9, 1983 to March 30, 1984

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. as TN2340 Melbourne-Perth - June 9, 1983

Utilised by Ansett Air Freight on flights Melbourne-Perth-Melbourne during 1983

Operated its final revenue service with T.A.A. as TN2340 Melbourne-Perth - March 30, 1984

Due to Bloodstock's financial problems aircraft was withdrawn from service at Perth - March 30, 1984

Sold to Ansett Air Freight - August 12. 1984

Ferried Perth-Melbourne for use by A.A.F. but aircraft did not enter service

Placed in storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Transferred to Ansett Industries Australia - becoming N8119N - November 1984

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Paine Field, Seattle - November 25, 1984

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

Flight crew were Capts J. Dorward & B. Lake; F/E A. Clarke & Engineer A. Vanrensburg

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 12, 1984

Leased to IASCO then sub-leased to Flying Tiger Line, Los Angeles, California - December 20, 1984

Returned to IASCO - December 1985

Leased to Spirit of America Airlines Inc, Los Angeles - January 1986

Sub-leased to CF Air Freight, Indianapolis - October 1986 to September 24, 1988

Returned to Ansett Industries Australia and placed in storage at Goodyear, Arizona - March 1989

Leased to Aerolineas Latinas, Venezuela - becoming YV-728C - May 25, 1990 to July 1991

Seized for reported drug smuggling and placed in storage at Miami, Florida - July 1991

Leased to ILPO Airlines Cargo, Venezuela - becoming YV-448 - July 20, 1991

Reregistered as YV-480C - September 23, 1991

Returned to Ansett Industries Australia Leasing - becoming N5111Y - December 1992

Leased to Lineas Aereas Sudamericanas SA, Chile - becoming HK-3814-X - December 10, 1992

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - April 2, 1993

Advertised for sale by Commercial Turbine Services - ex Colombia - August 6, 2004

Aircraft is Stage 3 noise compliant - has flown over 70,600 hours


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