First flown - January 12, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMM - January 29, 1979

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - January 29, 1979

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - February 2, 1979

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

Flight crew: Capts A. Groser, E. Mackay, B. Lethbridge; F/E J. Crago; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines on Melbourne-Sydney - February 7, 1979

Utilised as the back-up aircraft for international operations by Cook Islands & Polynesian

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne - April 19, 1989

Withdrawn from use having flown 27,970 hours and 21,619 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States as AN27 - April 21, 1989

Arrived Paine Field at conclusion of ferry flight - April 30, 1989

Ferry route: Apia-Kailua/Kona-Oakland-Paine Field Seattle

Flight crew: Capts C. Bird, C. Baker, W. J. Downes; F/E N. Drysdale; LAMEs G. Kearns, R. Stait

Sold to Federal Express - May 1989

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 15, 1989

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N244FE

Converted to freighter configuration during 1989

Aircraft was named 'Crystal'

Current with FedEx - 2011

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

VH-RMM. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1985.

N244FE. Federal Express - in the full livery at an unknow Airport, May 1990.