First flown - September 6, 1980

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBR - September 19, 1980

Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines - September 23, 1980

Delivery route was Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Bert Hinkler'

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

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Operated its final revenue service with Australian Airlines as TN403 Sydney-Melbourne - December 31, 1992

Was under command of Capt T. D. Wiltshire (General Manager, Flight Operations)

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 35,013 hours & 24,283 cycles

Was the last Boeing 727 in service with Australian Airlines

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Fort Worth, Texas - March 24, 1993

Sold to Extex International - March 26, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 13, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SIE - April 13, 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to June 1995

Aircraft still in service - 2005

VH-TBR. Australian - in the full color scheme at Brisbane Airport, September 1990.

(Image 4610-097. P. J. Gates Photograph)

XA-SIE. AeroExo - in their full color scheme - October 1995.

(Image 4610-219. R. N. Smith Collection)

XA-SIE. Aviacsa - in a hybrid color scheme, location and date unknown.

(Image 4610-220. R. N. Smith Collection)