VH-TBO. Boeing 727-276. c/n 21646-1434.


First flown - January 10, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBO - January 25, 1979

Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines - January 29, 1979

Delivery route was Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Arthur Phillip'

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. - February 6, 1979

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Operated its final revenue service with Australian Airlines - December 16, 1992

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 39,471 hours & 28,711 cycles

Sold to Extex International - December 9, 1993

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Fort Worth, Texas - December 9, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 13, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SMB - December 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to 1997

AeroExo operations transferred to Aviacsa - 2000 - 2001

Aircraft still in service - 2005


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