VH-RMT. Boeing 727-77QC. c/n 20370-821.
First flown - June 24, 1970 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMT - July 9, 1970 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 8, 1970 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 11, 1970 Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Wake Island-Port Moresby-Brisbane-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts N. Murdoch, R. McRobbie; F/O B. Canty; F/E W. Ross; Navigator W. C. Kennedy Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines - July 16, 1970 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne - June 1, 1976 Withdrawn from use at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Sold to Air Nauru - June 2, 1976 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 11, 1976 Entered onto the Nauru Aircraft Register as C2-RN4 - June 11, 1976 Aircraft was named 'Chief Auweiyeda' Operated first Air Nauru revenue service on Melbourne-Noumea - June 16, 1976 Withdrawn from service by Air Nauru - July 31, 1983 Sold to World Jet Aircraft Industries - September 1983 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N555BN Leased to Braniff Airways Inc Sold to Purolator Courier Corp - December 1983 Reregistered as N526PC - October 1984 Sold to Wilmington Trust Company & leased back to Purolator - December 27, 1985 Transferred to Emery Worldwide when they merged with Purolator - September 21, 1987 Operated by Orion Air on behalf of Emery & Purolator Withdrawn from use and stored at Columbus Airport, Ohio - date unknown Operated by Ryan International Airlines on behalf of Emery Sold to Emery Worldwide Airlines - January 16, 1996 Transferred to United States Postal Service and painted as such Returned to Emery Worldwide and withdrawn from use Stored at Mojave, California - July 11, 2001 Ferried to Goodyear, Phoenix, Arizona - August 21, 2001 Departed Goodyear and returned to service - February 6, 2002 Advertised for sale having flown 57,240 hours - June 6, 2002 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee - December 4, 2002 Leased to Angola Air Charter Ltd - April 2003 Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - July 2, 2003 Entered onto the Angolan Aircraft Register as D2-FCP - July 2003 Current with Angola Air Charter |
VH-RMT. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1976. |
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C2-RN4. Air Nauru - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1982. |
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N526PC. Angola Air Charter Cargo - in the full livery at Miami Airport, February 2003. |
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