VH-RMO. Boeing 727-277. c/n 22016-1566.


First flown - January 2, 1980

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMO - January 14, 1980

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - January 15, 1980

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 17, 1980

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

Flight crew: Capts A. James, W. Hanrahan; F/E G. Lynch; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN6 - January 28, 1980

Temporarily named 'Spirit of North Queensland' for charter flight Townsville-Singapore - April 18, 1980

This was Ansett's attempt to gain permission to operate scheduled overseas services

Flight crew: Capts A. James, W. Hanrahan; F/E G. Lynch; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Operated first Ansett Hobart-Christchurch service - December 3, 1980

Flight crew: Capts A. James, W. Hanrahan; F/E G. Lynch

Leased to Air Niugini - August 30, 1983 to September 24, 1983

Leased to Air Niugini - October 18, 1983 to October 22, 1983

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN37 - July 23, 1989

Withdrawn from use having flown 25,458 hours and 19,890 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States as AN27 - July 26, 1989

Arrived Seattle at conclusion of ferry flight - July 27, 1989

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

Flight crew: Capts E.G. Field, D.V. Bock, R. Riley; F/E J. Hapgood, J. Price, B. Webber;

LAME G. Atkinson & Ansett Maintenance Director K. Bond

Sold to Federal Express

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 17, 1989

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N245FE - August 17, 1989

Converted to freighter configuration during 1989

Aircraft was named 'Kelsey'

Current with Fedex - 2011


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