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

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