Single aircraft ordered new by Trans Australia Airlines - October 1965

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 13, 1966

First flown at Renton as VH-TJD - July 24, 1966

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJD - August 09, 1966

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by T.A.A. at Renton - August 9, 1966

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - August 9, 1966

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 10, 1966

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

Aircraft was named 'Gregory Blaxland'

Operated first T.A.A. revenue service - August 13, 1966

Damaged by Qantas 707 VH-EBT's wingtip whilst parked at Brisbane Airport - May 4, 1971

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne as TN463 - March 31, 1979

Withdawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Aircraft had flown 40,402 hours with 30,735 cycles

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - August 18, 1979

Arrived Long Beach at conclusion of delivery flight to U.S.A. - August 20, 1971

Sold to Interdec U.S.A. - August 20, 1979

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 22, 1979

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N8043B - August 22, 1979

Sold to Saudi Research and Development - July 11, 1980

Sold to Occidental Petroleum - July 11, 1980

Aircraft converted to executive configuration

Reregistered N10XY - August 2, 1980

Registered to Occidental Petroleum

Re-engined with hush-kitted Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217C/-7BBF engines and winglets - April 1991

Reregistered N682G - April 1991

Sold to Marbyia Investments Ltd / SITM - July 21, 2003

Entered onto the Bermudan Aircraft Register as VP-BAB - August 3, 2003

Registered to Marbyia Investments Ltd

Currently with Marbyia Investments as an executive aircraft - 2009

VH-TJD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

VH-TJD. TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967.

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

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

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

VH-TJD. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the basic livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1979.

N682G. Occidental Petroleum - in the new livery without titles, July 1999.