First flown as N1779B - November 2, 1972

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBG - November 12, 1972

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 11, 1972

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Flight crew: Capts F. Fischer & E. C. Clark

Aircraft was named 'Charles Sturt'

Operated its first revenue service as TN436 Melbourne-Sydney - January 7, 1973

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Operated its final revenue service with Australian Airlines - August 6, 1972

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 56,658 hours & 43,805 cycles

Sold to Extex International - July 21, 1993

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - July 22, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 27, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SJU - September 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to March 1996

Withdrawn from service and stored at Monterrey General Mariano Escobeldo Airport - December 31, 1998

Current status unclear

VH-TBG. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 4610-267. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TBG. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1987.

(Image 4610-080. R. N. Smith Photograph)

XA-SJU. Aviacsa - in a mixed livery with Aeroexo tail logo at unknown airport, March 1995.

(Image 4610-002. R. N. Smith Collection)

XA-SJU. AeroExo - in the full livery at Miami Airport, February 1997.

(Image 4610-222. R. N. Smith Collection)