VH-RMX. Boeing 727-277A. c/n 20551-1054.
was also registered as: VH-VLG.
First flown at Renton as VH-RMX - 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: Seattle-San Francisco-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne Flight crew: Capt E. Mackay; Navigator B. S. McEwen Operated first revenue service - July 24, 1974 Operated final passenger revenue service 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 route: Melbourne-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 Leased to Ansett Australia Cargo as registered operator Operated its final A.A.F. revenue service AN6170 Melbourne-Perth - April 24, 1997 Ferried Perth-Melbourne with titles removed Leased 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 Melbourne-Perth - February 9, 1999 Ansett Australia Cargo ceased operations - September 13, 2001 Transferred to Australian air Express - September 17, 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 first revenue service Melbourne-Launceston as XM7074 - 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 Operated final revenue service Hobart-Melbourne as XM7471 - September 19, 2006 Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Sold to Kelowna Flightcraft - October 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 5, 2006 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Canada - October 7, 2006 Arrived Kelowna at conclusion of delivery flight - October 9, 2006 Delivery route: Melbourne-Cairns-Majuro-Kahului-Seattle (Boeing Field)-Kelowna Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GYKF - October 24, 2006 Registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Leased to Gulf & Caribbean Air - December 3, 2010 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - December 6, 2010 Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N251FL - December 8, 2010 Registered to International Trading Company of Yukon, Inc, Oklahoma City, OK Ferried Hamilton-Pontiac, MI - December 2010 Current status - ? |
VH-RMX. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Canberra Airport, January 1979. |
VH-RMX.
Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney
Airport, April 1980. |
VH-RMX. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980. |
VH-RMX. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980. |
VH-RMX. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1983. |
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VH-RMX. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1984. |
VH-RMX.
Ansett Air Freight - in the 'delta' livery at Brisbane
Airport, September 1984. |
VH-RMX. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'Southern Cross ' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1985. |
VH-RMX.
Ansett Air Freight - in the 'Starmark ' livery at Melbourne
Airport, October 1985. |
VH-VLG. Australian Air Express - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2004. |
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