First flown - December 13, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBQ - January 15, 1980

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 20, 1980

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Lawrence Hargrave'

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. - January 26, 1980

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Operated its final revenue service with Australian Airlines - November 24, 1992

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 36,361 hours & 25,823 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Fort Worth, Texas - May 13, 1993

Sold to Extex International - May 15, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 18, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SIJ - September 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to March 1996

Leased to Aviacsa - 1998

Aircraft still in service - 2005

VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 4610-268. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Perth Airport, October 1980.

(Image 4610-111. B. Dannecker Collection)

VH-TBQ. Trans Australia - with 'Americas Cup' titles at Brisbane Airport, September 1988.

(Image 4610-095. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-TBQ. Australian - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1990.

(Image 4610-093. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-TBQ. Australian - in the final livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1990.

(Image 4610-094. P. J. Gates Photograph)

XA-SIJ. Aviacsa - in the original livery at Miami Airport, November 1995.

(Image 4610-187. R. N. Smith Collection)