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Withdrawn from use and stored Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport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.

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.