VH-RMF. Boeing 727-77. c/n 18744-86.
Ordered new by Ansett-ANA - November 1963 First flown - October 18, 1964 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMF - October 30, 1964 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - November 1, 1964 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 4, 1964 Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts A. Lane, R. Cokely, W. Freeland, J. Fleming, E. Mackay, J. Withecombe & Mathieson Operated first revenue service - November 11, 1964 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - November 25, 1969 Operated Ansett's last scheduled Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby service - November 11, 1976 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN37 - May 25, 1979 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Sold to International Air Leases - September 1979 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - September 25, 1979 Delivery route: Melbourne-Nadi-Pago Pago-Hilo-Los Angeles Leased to Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas - September 30, 1979 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 1, 1979 Entered onto the Brasilian Aircraft Register as PT-TCD Sold to Transbrasil - February 1982 Sold to Corsair Inc - May 17, 1989 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N8140P Leased to Toros Airways, Turkey (Torosair) - May 18, 1989 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-AJS Aircraft was named 'Turkeye' Returned to Corsair when Torosair ceased operations - January 1990 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N134CA Transferred to Avengair - June 1990 Leased to Americana de Aviacion - May 1, 1991 Aircraft was named 'Coronel Bolognesi' Returned to Avengair but stored at Lima, Peru - March 10, 1993 Scrapped at Lima, Peru - February 1995 |
VH-RMF. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, April 1965. |
VH-RMF. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 1966. |
VH-RMF. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, June 1967. |
VH-RMF. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Essendon Airport, December 1969. |
VH-RMF. Ansett - in the non-standard livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1976. |
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VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1977. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMF. Ansett - in the basic livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1979. |
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TC-AJS. TorosAir - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, August 1989. |
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