VH-RMX. Boeing 727-277. c/n 20551-1054.
was also registered as: VH-VLG.
First flown - July 3, 1974 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMX - July 17, 1974 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 17, 1974 Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Ansett Airlines - July 19, 1974 Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Pago Pago-Nadi Known flight crew: Capt E. Mackay; Navigator B. S. McEwen Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines - July 24, 1974 Operated its final revenue service with Ansett Hobart-Launceston-Melbourne - March 5, 1983 Returned to service as a freighter - March 31, 1983 Departed Melbourne on delivery to United States for freighter conversion - September 28, 1983 Ferry routing was: Nadi-Pago Pago-Hilo-Phoenix-Dothan Flight crew: Capts F. Boomsma, G.A. Robinson; F/E P. McMahon; Support M. Allen, H. Zelno, P. Macklow Convetered to full freighter with large freight door by Hayes Aircraft Conversion took 90 days to complete Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Ansett Air Freight - January 1, 1984 Delivery route was Dothan-Los Angeles-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi Flight crew: Capts F. Boomsma, R.D. Brennan; F/E P. McMahon; Support G. Topp, H. Zelno, R. Bush Operated its first service as a pure freighter Melbourne-Hobart-Launceston-Melbourne - January 17, 1984 Participated in national 'Red Nose Campaign' by having large red nose painted on it - August 1988 Operated Melbourne-Norfolk Island-Melbourne relief flight - first 727 to land at Norfolk - October 6, 1988 Sold to Intrepid Aviation Partners LLC - December 13, 1996 Operated its final A.A.F. revenue service AN6170 Melbourne-Perth - April 24, 1997 Ferried Perth-Melbourne with titles removed Leased and registered to Independent Air Freighters (I.A.F.) - May 13, 1997 Operated its first revenue service with I.A.F. - May 13, 1997 Aircraft was operated by I.A.F. on behalf of Ansett Air Freight / Ansett Australia Cargo Ferried Perth-Essendon for modification to No 2 engine and fitting of winglets - December 24, 1998 Ferried Essendon-Tullamarine at completion of work - February 7, 1999 Returned to service on Melbourne-Perth sector - February 9, 1999 Transferred to Australian air Express when Ansett Australia Cargo ceased operations - September 13, 2001 Operated its final service for Independent Air Freighters Perth-Melbourne - August 28, 2002 Returned to Intrepid Aviation - August 28, 2002 Sold to TransAustralian Air Express - September 18, 2002 Registered as VH-RMX to TransAustralian Air Express Pty Ltd - September 18, 2002 Overhauled and repainted in full Australian air Express livery at Melbourne - September / October 2002 Reregistered as VH-VLG - September 30, 2002 Aircraft was named 'Julie' Operated its first revenue service as XM7074 Melbourne-Launceston - October 18, 2002 TransAustralian Air Express changed its name to TransAustralian Air (T.A.A.) - March 20, 2003 Aircraft had been renamed 'Sandra' - September 10, 2003 Transferred to National Jet Systems after T.A.A. was placed under administration - October 17, 2003 Registered to National Jet Express Pty Ltd (t/a JETEX) - November 26, 2003 Current |
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