First of two aircraft ordered new by T.A.A. - February 1, 1963

Construction completed at Boeing's Renton plant - July 24, 1964

First flown - August 25, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJA - September 1, 1964

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 16, 1964

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capt. D. A. Winch, Capt. K. J. Fox

Aircraft was named 'James Cook'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN534 - November 2, 1964

Involved in collision with CP Air DC-8 on take-off from Sydney Airport - January 29, 1971

Repaired and returned to service - April 10, 1971

Operated final Trans-Australia revenue service - February 14, 1976

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Aircraft had flown 37,643 hours with 28,013 cycles

Sold to International Air Leases - October 7, 1976

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight - November 11, 1976

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 19, 1976

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N91891 - November 1976

Registered to International Air Lease

Leased to Air Florida - December 13, 1976

Aircraft was reregistered N40AF - January 16, 1977

Returned to International Air Leases - July 1977

Sold to Continental Airlines - July 19, 1977

Reregistered as N18480 - July 1977

Was withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave - July 19, 1991

Aircraft scrapped - August 1993

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - October 8, 1996

VH-TJA. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1964.

VH-TJA. TAA T-Jet - in the experimental silver tail livery at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

VH-TJA. TAA T-Jet - in the revised 'white tail' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1967.

VH-TJA. TAA T-Jet - in the revised 'white tail' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1968.

VH-TJA. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Canberra Airport, February 1974.

N91891. Air Florida - in the original livery at Miami Airport, December 1976.

N40AF. Air Florida - in the original livery at Miami Airport, February 1977.

N18480. Continental - in the full livery at Miami Airport, February 1979.