First flown - September 2, 1980

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMP - September 10, 1980

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - September 12, 1980

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 13, 1980

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

Flight crew: Capts E. Mackay, B. Andrews; F/E P. McMahon; Navigator W. C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN14 - September 20, 1980

Starboard wing damaged by Ansett Air Freight truck at Hobart Airport - December 28, 1981

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne - July 10, 1988

Withdrawn from use having flown 20,892 hours & 16,452 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States as AN27 - July 16, 1988

Arrived Seattle at conclusion of ferry flight - July 19, 1988

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

Flight crew: Capts C. Bird, R. Oehms, D. B. Francis; F/E J. S. Finger; LAME B. Prescott

Was the first Boeing 727-277 to be sold by Ansett

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 8, 1988

Sold to Federal Express

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N246FE - September 9, 1988

Converted to freighter configuration during 1988

Aircraft was named 'Daisy'

Withdrawn from service - May 14, 2009

Donated to the Mid-America Transportation and Aviation Museum, Sioux City, IA - May 14, 2009

Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - July 28, 2009

VH-RMP. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.