First flown - December 3, 1976

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMK - December 10, 1976

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - December 10, 1976

Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne arriving - December 13, 1976

Flight crew were: Capts E. Mackay, N. Murdoch, T.F. Frizell; F/E G. Lynch, J. Crago; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines - December 20, 1976

Converted to Ansett 'Retrofit' standard - December 9, 1981

Was the lead aircraft in the four plane Memorial Fly-Past for Sir R.M. Ansett - February 15, 1982

Operated its final revenue service with Ansett from Sydney-Melbourne - October 23, 1988

Was under command of Capt D. Ferguson

Withdrawn from use having flown 34,145 hours & 26,157 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States as AN27 - October 26, 1988

Ferry routing was: Sydney-Apia-Kailua/Kona-Oakland-Paine Field Seattle

Flight crew were: Capts C. Bird, B. Dewar, R.K. Dorman; F/E B. Hill; LAME S. George

Sold to Federal Express - December 12, 1988

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 12, 1988

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N242FE

Converted to freighter configuration during 1989

Aircraft was named 'Brittney'

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