VH-RMD. Boeing 727-77. c/n 18844-171.


First flown - August 6, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMD - August 20, 1965

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - August 20, 1965

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 23, 1985

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Sydney-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts N. Murdoch, J. McRobbie, K. McFadden, U. Egerton

Navigator: W. C. Kennedy; F/E: M. Perry & J. Gill

Operated first revenue service with Ansett-ANA - August 27, 1965

First Boeing 727 to acquire new 'Ansett Airlines of Australia' titles and color scheme - June 28, 1969

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - November 25, 1969

Operated Ansett's first Boeing 727 service Perth-Cocos Islands - March 11, 1971

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN39 - March 30, 1979

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Sold to International Air Leases - July 25, 1979

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Miami - July 25, 1979

Delivery route: Melbourne-Nadi-Pago Pago-Hilo-Los Angeles-Miami

Flight crew: Capts M. Wheaton & B. Porter; F/E K. Friar; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 31, 1979

Sold to Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas - August 1979

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TCC

Sold to Corsair Inc - December 14, 1989

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N133CA

Leased to Aerochaqui SA, Peru - January 1990 to August 1990

Ownership transferred to Avengair Inc and returned to them - August 5, 1990

Leased Americana de Aviacion, Peru - May 1991 to March 1993

Aircraft was named 'Almirante Grau'

Registered to Avengair Inc, Belleview, WA - June 23, 1994

Withdrawn from use - date unknown

Currently stored in poor condition at Lima, Peru - September 2005


VH-RMD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1970.

VH-RMD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1977.

VH-RMD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

VH-RMD. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.