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

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines

First flown as VH-TJB at Renton - October 1, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJB - November 13, 1964

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 13, 1964

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

Aircraft was named 'John Forrest'

Operated first T.A.A. revenue service - November 29, 1964

Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne Airport - August 18, 1977

Returned to service - December 1, 1977

Withdrawn from service for 'C' check - October 10, 1978

Returned to service - November 2, 1978

Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne Airport - April 19, 1979

Returned to service and used as a back-up aircraft when needed - May 29, 1979

Operated final Trans-Australia revenue service Launceston-Melbourne as TN2806 - January 29, 1980

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - January 30, 1980

Used by TAA for air-to-air publicity photos with camera fitted to tail - February 1980

Titles removed from aircraft at Melbourne Airport - March 12, 1980

Had flown 47,227 hours & 37,112 cycles

Departed Melbourne at 0415 hrs on delivery flight to U.S. - April 11, 1980

Arrived Miami on delivery to International Air Lease - April 14, 1980

Sold to International Air Leases - April 15, 1980

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 16, 1980

Leased to Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua (LANICA) - August 15, 1980

Entered onto the Nicaraguan Aircraft Register as YN-BWX - August 1980

Aircraft was named 'Cte Camilo Ortega'

Returned to International Air Lease at end of lease - February 24, 1981

Leased to Transbrasil - January 28, 1982

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TCF - February 1982

Sold to Transbrasil - February 1986

Leased to Aces Colombia - August 26, 1988

Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-3442X - August 1988

Returned to Transbrasil at end of lease - April 30, 1989

Sold to Corsair Inc - May 10, 1989

Leased to Tur Avrupa hava Yollari, Turkey - June 9, 1989

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-ATU - June 1989

Returned to Corsair Inc at end of lease - February 16, 1991

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N66510 - February 1991

Ferried to Miami & stored - March 1991

Leased to Americana de Aviacion SA - October 1991

Leased to Hanair - April 15, 1992 to June 1992

Entered onto the Haiti Aircraft Register as HH-PRI - April 1992

Leased to Aerovias SA - June 20, 1992

Entered onto the Guatemalan Aircraft Register as TG-ANP - June 1992

Leased to Trans Latin Air - August 1992

Entered onto the Panamanian Aircraft Register as HP-1179TLN

Returned to Corsair Inc - March 1993

Leased to Quassar de Mexico - March 23, 1993

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-SHT - March 1993

Aircraft was named 'El Crucero del Aire'

Withdrawn from service when company ceased operations - September 1994

Aircraft returned to Corsair and scrapped at Miami - September 1995

VH-TJB. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1965.

VH-TJB. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1966.

VH-TJB. TAA T-Jet - in the 'white-tail' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1968.

VH-TJB. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1978.

VH-TJB. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1979.

VH-TJB. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

VH-TJB. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

VH-TJB. TAA - in the 'blue tail' livery with modified titles at Melbourne Airport, date unknown.

VH-TJB. TAA - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne Airport, April 1980.

YN-BWX. Lanica Nicaragua - in the full livery at Miami Airport, December 1980.

HK-3442X. Aces Colombia - in Trans Brasil livery at Medellin Airport, October 1988.

HK-3442X. Aces Colombia - in Trans Brasil livery at Medellin Airport, October 1988.

N66510. TUR - in the full livery at Miami Airport, April 1991.

TG-ANP. Aerovias - in the full livery at Miami Airport, June 1992.

 

XA-SHT. Quassar - in the full livery at Mexico City Airport, March 1994.