VH-TBK. Boeing 727-276. c/n 20950-1081.
First flown - October 22, 1974 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBK - October 31, 1974 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 4, 1974 Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane Aircraft was named 'John Fawkner', 'Central Australian' & later 'William Gosse' Operated first revenue service with T.A.A. - November 8, 1974 Painted in special 'Central Australian' livery - April 4, 1980 Operated final revenue service with Trans-Australia Airlines - November 22, 1986 Withdrawn from use and stored Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Had flown 37,164 hours and 28,361 cycles Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Lasham - December 5, 1986 Delivery route: Melbourne-Darwin-Singapore-Madras-Bahrain-Athens-London (Gatwick) Sold to Aeron Aviation Corporation - December 8, 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 10, 1986 Leased to Dan-Air London - December 10, 1986 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNNI - December 10, 1986 Sub-leased to Sun Country - December 20, 1989 to April 24, 1990 Sub-leased to Sun Country - September 10, 1990 to April 27, 1992 Withdrawn from Dan-Air service - November 1, 1992 Returned to Aeron Leasing and stored at Lasham, U.K. - November 6, 1992 Sold to Arkia Leasing and leased to Sabre Airways - March 11, 1995 Aircraft was named 'Lady Patricia' Leased to Constellation International Airways - April 7, 1997 to May 18, 1997 Leased to Sun Country Airways - November 13, 1999 to May 10, 2000 Withdrawn from use and stored Southend - October 2000 Sold to Cougar Leasing - December 14, 2000 |
VH-TBK. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1979. |
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VH-TBK. TAA - in the 'Central Australian' livery at at Sydney Airport, May 1980. |
VH-TBK. TAA - in the 'Central Australian' livery at at Port Moresby, June 1980. |
VH-TBK. TAA - in the 'Central Australian' livery at at Canberra Airport, May 1980. |
VH-TBK. TAA - in the 'Central Australian' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980. |
VH-TBK. Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1987. |
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G-BNNI. Sabre - in the full livery at Lasham Airport, September 1995. |
G-BNNI. Sabre - in the full livery at an unknown airport, February 1996. |
G-BNNI. 727 Communications - in the full livery at Stilling, Denmark, August 2004. |
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