VH-TJC. Boeing 727-76. c/n 18843-170.


First flown - August 11, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJC - August 20, 1965

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 22, 1965

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

Aircraft was named 'Arthur Phillip'

Operated its first T.A.A. revenue service - August 24, 1965

Operated its final Trans-Australia revenue service - December 26, 1976

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 37,982 hours & 27,836 cycles

Sold to International Air Leases - April 29, 1977

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - April 29, 1977

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 3, 1977

Leased to Lanica - becoming AN-BSQ - May 31, 1977 to July 18, 1979

Aircraft was named 'Commandante Carlos Fonseca'

Leased to Lanica - February 3, 1980

Aircraft was reregistered YN-BSQ - April 23, 1980

Returned to Internation Air Leases and stored at Miami - February 24, 1981

Sold to Jet East International - becoming N4602D - December 1983

Converted to freighter configuration - July 1984

Aircraft was reregistered N721JE - April 30, 1985

Sold to Purolator Courier - October 1985

Sold to Wilmington Trust and leased back to Purolator Courier - December 30, 1985

Transferred to Emery Worldwide Airlines - September 21, 1987

Sold to Emery Worldwide - January 16, 1996

Aircraft withdrawn from use and stored at Mojave - June 8, 2001

Flown to Goodyear, Arizona for further storage - January 6, 2002

Noted still in storage at Goodyear - June 2005


VH-TJC. TAA The Nations Jetlines - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, August 1966.

VH-TJC. TAA T-Jet - in the 'white-tail' livery at Perth Airport, July 1968.

VH-TJC. TAA T-Jet - in the 'white-tail' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1968.

VH-TJC. TAA T-Jet - in the 'white-tail' livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, September 1968.

VH-TJC. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1971.

 
 
 

VH-TJC. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the basic livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1977.

AN-BSQ. Lanica - in the original livery at Miami Airport, June 1977.

AN-BSQ. Lanica - in the original livery at Miami Airport, November 1977.

AN-BSQ. Lanica Nicaragua - in the revised livery at Miami Airport, January 1980.

YN-BSQ. Lanica Nicaragua - in the final livery at Miami Airport, October 1980.