First flown - October 16, 1969

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJE - October 28, 1969

Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines - October 30, 1969

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

Aircraft was named 'Matthew Flinders'

Operated first revenue service with T.A.A. - November 2, 1969

Operated its final revenue service - Sydney-Melbourne - July 15, 1979

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 31,350 hours & 23,744 cycles

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

Sold to Interdec U.S.A. - becoming N8043E - August 20, 1979

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 22, 1979

Leased to Redec - becoming HZ-GP2 - September 1980

Aircraft was reregistered HZ-GRP - December 1980

Returned to Interdec - becoming N727RE - December 1, 1984

Leased to Flight Dynamics - February 1, 1985 to February 1986

Sold to Bell Resources - becoming VR-CCB - July 1, 1987

Sold to HS Aviation - becoming VR-CHS - September 29, 1994

Aircraft was reregistered JY-HS1 - February 10, 1996

Leased to HMS Airways - January 2000

Current as of June 2005

VH-TJE. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - with small 'Air Niugini' titles at Sydney Airport, January 1976.

(Image 4610-224. - R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TJE. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the white 'T' colors at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

(Image 4610-105. - R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-TJE. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - all blue tail colors & no titles at Melbourne, August 1979.

(Image 4610-240. - R. N. Smith Photograph)

HZ-GRP. Redec Saudi Arabia - in revised colors - November 1984.

(Image 4610-178. - R. N. Smith Collection)