VH-TJD. Boeing 727-76. c/n 19254-298.
First flown - July 24, 1966 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJD - August 9, 1966 Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines - August 10, 1966 Delivery route was Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi Aircraft was named 'Gregory Blaxland' Operated first T.A.A. revenue service - August 13, 1966 Operated final revenue service as TN463 Brisbane-Melbourne - March 31, 1979 Aircraft was withdawn from use and stored at Melbourne Had flown 40,402 hours & 30,735 cycles Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - August 18, 1979 Sold to Interdec U.S.A. - becoming N8043B - August 20, 1979 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 22, 1979 Sold to Occidental Petroleum - July 11, 1980 Aircraft was reregistered N10XY - August 2, 1980 Aircraft was reregistered N682G - April 1991 Reregistered VP-BAB to Occidental - August 3, 2003 |
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VH-TJD
- TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original color scheme - April 1967.
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4610-113) |
VH-TJD
- TAA The Nation's Jetline - in the original color scheme - May 1967.
(Image 4610-114) |
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VH-TJD
- TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the white 'T' colors - June 1978.
(Image 4610-118) |
VH-TJD
- TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in blue tail colors & no titles -
July 1979. (Image 4610-104) |
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N682G
- Occidental Petroleum - new colors & no titles - July 1999.
(Image 4610-181) |