VH-RMY. Boeing 727-277. c/n 20978-1083.


First flown - October 29, 1974

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMY - November 7, 1974

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Aircraft had been originally painted with the orange/dark chocolate brown fuselage stripes reversed

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - November 8, 1974

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 10, 1974

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts M. Grocott, R. Lethbridge, R. Thompson; F/E A. Williams, C. Short;

Navigator W. C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service with Ansett Airlines - November 15, 1974

Withdrawn from Ansett service and placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - July 15, 1983

Returned to service - November 7, 1983

Withdrawn from service at Melbourne - September 21, 1985

Leased to Air Jamaica for twelve months

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Kingston, Jamaica - October 9, 1985

Delivery route: Melbourne-Nadi-Pago Pago-Hilo-Phoenix-Kingston

Ferry crew: Capts T. Otway, W. Mailer, G.E. Tanner; F/Es J. Price, G. Brennan

Entered onto the Jamaican Aircraft Registered as 6Y-JML

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 17, 1985

Arrived Melbourne on return from Air Jamaica lease and stored - October 17, 1986

Unable to be return to domestic operations due to capacity restrictions under Two Airline Policy

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMY - December 5, 1986

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Returned to service in an all-white livery with Ansett titles - December 6, 1986

Operated final revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as AN213 - May 9, 1989

Withdrawn from service having flown 39,756 hours with 32,080 cycles

Departed Melbourne in full Ansett livery as AN27 on delivery flight to U.S.A. - May 11, 1989

Arrived Paine Field at conclusion of ferry flight - May 13, 1989

Delivery route was: Brisbane-Apia-Kailua / Kono-Oakland-Seattle (Paine Field)

Flight crew: Capts E.G. Field, R. Oehms, K. Norrish; F/E B. Webber: LAME R. Johnston

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N240FE - May 1989

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 15, 1989

Sold to Federal Express for freighter conversion - May 16, 1989

Aircraft was named 'Baron'

Withdrawn from use and stored at Victorville, California - March 24, 2009

Observed stored at Victorville - January 2011

Aircraft remains on the U. S. Aircraft Register with an expiry date of September 30, 2011

Currently stored at Victorville - November 2011


VH-RMY. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

VH-RMY. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

VH-RMY. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1980.
VH-RMY. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

VH-RMY. Ansett - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1986.

VH-RMY. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1987.

N240FE. Federal Express - in all-metal livery without titles at unknown airport, January 1990.