VH-RMW. Boeing 727-277. c/n 20550-1030.


First flown - April 1, 1974

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMW - April 5, 1974

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - April 6, 1974

Delivery route was Seattle-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne arriving - April 8, 1974

Flight crew: Capts A. Lane, N. Murdoch, E.J. Smith; F/E I. Horne, J. Donk; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Relief crew: Capt E. Mackay; F/E J. Crago; Navigator B.S. McEwen

Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines - April 11, 1974

Operated its final revenue service with Ansett as AN39 Sydney-Melbourne - October 21, 1983

Flight was under command of Capt M. Bishop

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne having flown 30,054 hours & 22,150 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States - December 1, 1983

Ferry routing was: Nadi-Pago Pago-Marana

Flight crew: Capts J. Dorward, T. Otway; F/E A. Clarke; LAME M. Palmer

Ownership transferred to Ansett Industries Australia Ltd, Sun Valley, California

Leased to Wien Air Alaska - becoming N276WC - November 26, 1983 to December 1, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 8, 1983

Ownership transferred to Trans Pacific Enterprises, Belleview, WA - June 1984

Leased to Republic Airlines - December 1, 1984

Transferred to Northwest Airlines when it merged with Republic - October 1, 1986

Leased to Braniff - January 1, 1987 to April 1988

Sold to Aeron Aviation Corp but lease to Braniff continued - December 17, 1987

Leased to Dan-Air Ltd - becoming G-BPNS - January 16, 1989

Sub-leased to Australian Airlines during pilots' dispute - November 1, 1989 to January 13, 1990

Sub-leased to Air Malta - March 29, 1990 to October 31, 1990

Sold to Capita Ltd and placed in storage at Lasham, U.K. - November 1992

Sold to Dawson Trading & leased to Royal Airlines - becoming C-GRYZ - September 18, 1993

Sold to Royal Aviation - December 1995

Sold to Prewitt Leasing Inc - June 1997

Converted to freighter configuration - August 1997

Leased / sold to All Canada Express Ltd - becoming C-GACC - August 25, 1997

Withdrawn from use and parked at Miami - April 2005

Damaged at Miami when blown into 727-231 N54344 by Hurricane Wilma - October 24, 2005

Broken up at Miami - April 2006


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