VH-TBI. Boeing 727-276. c/n 20554-1027.
First flown - March 27, 1974 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBI - April 4, 1974 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - April 6, 1974 Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane Aircraft was named 'MacDouall Stuart' Operated its first revenue service for T.A.A. - April 10, 1974 Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988 Operated final Australian Airlines service - May 26, 1992 Withdrawn from use and stored Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Had flown 52,378 hours and 40,099 cycles Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Greenwood, Mississippi - July 11, 1992 Sold to Memphis Group - July 15, 1992 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 20, 1992 Intered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N3459D - August 7, 1992 Reregistered to Memphis Group Broken up for parts - Greenwood, Mississippi - May 1994 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - September 27, 1995 |
VH-TBI. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery over Seattle, April 1974. |
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VH-TBI. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, September 1979. |
VH-TBI. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980. |
VH-TBI. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1982. |
VH-TBI. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1985. |