First flown - September 21, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RME - September 1, 1964

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - October 13, 1964

Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Ansett-A.N.A. - October 16, 1964

Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi

Ansett Flight crew were: Capts A. Lovell, J. McRobbie, A. McNaughton; Navigator: W. C. Kennedy

F/Es: M. Perry & A. Williams; Boeing Flight crew: Capts S. L. Wallick, B. Allsop & E. Hartz

This flight was the first tri-motor aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean since Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith &

Charles Ulm's flight in the Fokker 'Southern Cross'

Operated its first revenue service with Ansett-ANA was Melbourne-Sydney - November 2, 1964

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

Operated its final revenue service with Ansett Airlines as AN55 Brisbane-Melbourne - September 12, 1978

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 43,110 hours

Sold to International Air Leases - January 1979

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Miami - January 18, 1979

Delivery route was Melbourne-Tontouta-Pago Pago-Hilo-Los Angeles

Arrived Miami - January 20, 1979

Flight crew were: Capts M. Wheaton & E. Mackay; F/E J. Crago; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 25, 1979

Leased to Compania Mexicana de Aviacion SA (Mexicana) - becoming XA-MEG - June 6, 1979

Returned to International Air Leases - November 6, 1981

Leased to Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas - becoming PT-TCE - December 20, 1981

Sold to Transbrasil - April 1, 1986

Sold to Corsair Inc - becoming N8140V - May 16, 1989

Leased to Toros Airways, Turkey (Torosair) - becoming TC-AJT - May 30, 1989

Aircraft was named 'Imre Hong'

Returned to Corsair when Torosair ceased operations - becoming N143CA - January 1990

Transferred to Avengair - June 1990

Leased to Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia SA (t/a ACES Colombia) - becoming HK-3651X - 1991

Returned to Avengair - April 1992

Intended sale to Hanair, Haiti - as HH-JEC - did not eventuate - April 1992

Aircraft had been fully painted in Hanair colors at Miami but not delivered

Leased to Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente SA (t/a SARO) - becoming XA-SDH - July 17, 1992

Returned to Avengair - becoming N143CA - July 1993

Leased to Quassar de Mexico SA - becoming XA-SIR - August 1, 1993

Returned to Avengair and withdrawn from service at Miami - October 22, 1994

Stored at Opa Locka, Florida as N8140V - October 1994

Sold to Florida National Air Sales & Services - May 26, 1995

Scrapped at Opa Locka, Florida - 1995