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

Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne arriving - September 13, 1980

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

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

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

Operated its final revenue service with Ansett on 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Withdrawn from use having flown 20,892 hours & 16,452 cycles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

Ferry routing was: Sydney-Apia-Kailua/Kona-Oakland-Paine Field Seattle arriving July 19, 1988

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

Was first Boeing 727-277 to be sold by Ansett

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 8, 1988

Sold to Federal Express - becoming N246FE - September 9, 1988

Converted to freighter configuration during 1988

Aircraft was named 'Daisy'

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