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VH-RMS. Boeing 727-77QC. c/n 20278-768. Was also registered as: C2-RN7; VH-TBS. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Transport Industries - ? First flown at Seattle as VH-RMS - October 20, 1969 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMS - October 31, 1969 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Departed Seattle on the delivery flight to Australia - October 31, 1969 It arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) on completion of the delivery flight - November 02, 1969 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Wake Island - Port Moresby - Brisbane - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains J. McRobbie, R. Sealey; Navigator B. S. McEwen Operated its first revenue service - November 08, 1969 It was utilised in 98 seat passenger configuration during the day and as a freighter at night Operated its first Melbourne (Essendon) - Perth jet freight flight - February 19, 1970 Operated its final revenue service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN213 - January 29, 1980 This was Ansett's final Boeing 727-77 passenger service Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport Sold to Air Nauru Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 15, 1980 Entered onto the Nauru Aircraft Register as C2-RN7 - May 16, 1980 The aircraft was named 'Chief Diamon' Operated its first Air Nauru service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Noumea as a freighter - May 16, 1980 Withdrawn from service by Air Nauru - September 24, 1983 Dry leased to Trans-Australia Airlines as a freighter - April 16, 1984 Operated its first TAA Air Cargo service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as TN2440 - April 17, 1984 Cancelled from the Nauru Aircraft Register - May 28, 1987 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBS - May 28, 1987 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Ernest Giles' Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd - July 11, 1988 Operated its final Australian Cargo service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth - August 24, 1989 Stored in Perth as a result of the pilots' dispute that affected all Australian airlines Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as TN6147 - January 21, 1990 Australian Air Cargo markings were removed and aircraft was stored at Melbourne Airport - February 15, 1990 Sold to Sherrard Aviation Pty Ltd and leased to National Jet Systems - March 03, 1990 Sub-leased to Australian Air Cargo and returned to service Melbourne - Sydney as TN2350 - March 26, 1990 Registered to Sherrard Aviation Pty Ltd - April 30, 1990 National Jet terminated the lease to Australian Air Cargo - March 20, 1991 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Arizona for major overhaul - March 30, 1991 Returned to Australia in an all-white livery - June 02, 1991 Chartered by Qantas for trans-Tasman freight flights - June 13, 1991 Sold to Rothschild Australian Aircraft Leasing Ltd and leased to Qantas - September 03, 1992 Repainted into the DHL livery by Ansett - September 1993 Leased to DHL for 1 year for mainly overnight Sydney - Auckland - Sydney freight services - September 1993 Registered to Rothschild Australia Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd - November 26, 1993 Leased to Premier Airlines - August 25, 1994 to March 30, 1995 Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Avalon) Airport - March 31, 1995 Returned to Rothschild Australia Aircraft Leasing - November 19, 1995 Leased to Australian air Express and used on Perth - Melbourne - Perth route - November 20, 1995 Registered to Air Cargo Australia Pty Ltd - November 08, 2000 Registered to Rothschild Australia Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd - November 11, 2000 Registered to Air Cargo Australia Pty Ltd - August 01, 2002 Sold to TransAustralian Air Express Pty Ltd - September 12, 2002 Registered to TransAustralian Air Express - November 19, 2002 TransAustralian Air Express P/L changed its name to TransAustralian Air (T.A.A.) - March 20, 2003 TransAustralian Air was placed under administration - July 16, 2003 The aircraft was transferred to National Jet Systems and operated for Australian Air Express - October 17, 2003 Operated its final service for Australian air Express - October 31, 2003 It was withdrawn from use and stored at Brisbane Airport Registered to National Jet Systems (t/a JETEX) - November 26, 2003 Sold to Australian Aviation Pty Ltd, Brisbane - February 2004 Donated to the Australian Training College, Brisbane as a training aide - March 2004 Registered to Aviation Australia Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane - May 15, 2006 Scrapped at Brisbane Airport - October / November 2021 |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery somewhere over Washington State, October 1969. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-281.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery somewhere over Washington State, October 1969. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-398.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1972. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-163.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'ABBA' titles at Perth Airport, March 13, 1977. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-541.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1977. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-443.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1977. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-444.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-340.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 22, 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-417.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-418.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-230.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 22, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-419.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 05, 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-308.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-755.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with the incorrectly spelt 'Annsett' title at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-073.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-420.) |
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VH-RMS. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-074.) |
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C2-RN7. Air Nauru - 'Chief Diamon' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 12, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-342.) |
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C2-RN7. Air Nauru - 'Chief Diamon' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 16, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-343.) |
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C2-RN7. TAA Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 03, 1984. (J. Goldfinch Copyright Image 4610-540.) |
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C2-RN7. TAA Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Canberra Airport, October 15, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-332.) |
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C2-RN7. TAA Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 18, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4610-333.) |
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C2-RN7. TAA Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-934.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-031.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-028.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-032.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-030.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - 'Ernest Giles' in the basic Air Nauru livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-029.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian Cargo - in the basic Air Nauru livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-034.) |
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VH-TBS. National Jet - in the basic Air Nauru livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-035.) |
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VH-TBS. Rothschild Australia - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, April 17, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-756.) |
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VH-TBS. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-033.) |
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VH-TBS. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-166.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-870.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-027.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-194.) |
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VH-TBS. Australian air Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-026.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 31, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-186.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 31, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-215.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 26, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4610-317.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2005. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4610-708.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 01, 2018. (J. Murphy Copyright Image 4610-989.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 06, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4610-999.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 06, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-001.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 13, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4610-998.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 15, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-002.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - at Brisbane Airport, November 16, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-003.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - at Brisbane Airport, November 16, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-004.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - at Brisbane Airport, November 16, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-005.) |
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VH-TBS. Aviation Australia - at Brisbane Airport, November 16, 2021. (N. Wacura Copyright Image 4611-006.) |
