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revenue service with Ansett as AN39 Sydney-Melbourne - October 21, 1983 Flight was under command of Capt M. Bishop Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne having flown 30,054 hours & 22,150 cycles Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States - December 1, 1983 Ferry routing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to freighter configuration - August 1997 Leased / sold to All Canada Express Ltd - becoming C-GACC - August 25, 1997 Withdrawn from use and parked at Miami - April 2005 Damaged at Miami when blown into 727-231 N54344 by Hurricane Wilma - October 24, 2005 Broken up at Miami - April 2006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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