VH-BZF. Boeing 767-324ER. c/n 27569-601.
Ordered by Continental Airlines but not taken up Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - January 1996 First flown as N6055X - January 12, 1996 Sold to GECAS for lease to Ansett International - January 29, 1996 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZF - March 4, 1996 Registered to Ansett International Ltd Arrived Melbourne in all-white livery at conclusion of delivery flight - March 28, 1996 Ferry route: Seattle-Hilo-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts B. D. Weiler, J. W. Heagney; F/O G. Neate; Engineers M. Austin, M Seyman, L. Robinson Operated first international revenue service Sydney-Jakarta as AN869 - May 6, 1996 Operated first Sydney-Nadi-Sydney service as AN801/802 (Capt B. Weiler) - November 24, 1998 Operated final Ansett Sydney-Taipei-Sydney service - February 12, 2000 Underwent planned maintenance to reappear in 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery - March 28, 2000 Departed Melbourne for Athens to collect the Olympic flame for 2000 Olympics - May 20, 2000 Aircraft carried tempory name 'Inspiration' Operated Ansett's inaugural Melbourne-Hong Kong service - November 1, 2000 Ferried Auckland-Richmond as AN4405 for removal of Olympic livery - May 4, 2001 Returned to service Melbourne-Hong Kong as AN875 in Ansett's 'Starmark' livery - May 13, 2001 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN53 - September 13, 2001 Aircraft parked at Melbourne Airport following suspension of all Ansett operations - September 13, 2001 Departed Melbourne as AN4405 on return to GECAS - December 12, 2001 Ferry route: Melbourne-Bangkok-Paphos (Cyprus)-Dublin Flight crew: Capts I. Robbins, B. Rodell; F/O D. Secker; Engineer S. Seeber; GECAS B. O'Shaughnessy Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 19, 2001 Aircraft had flown 25,222 hours with 6,592 cycles Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N569BN - 2002 Leased to North American Airlines Inc - August 1, 2002 Rergistered as N767NA - August 1, 2002 Departed Dublin on delivery to North American at New York JFK Airport - August 16, 2002 Aircraft named 'Janice M' Used on military charter contracts mainly covering bases in Europe, Bahrain, Diego Garcia Current |
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VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport. (P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-015.) |
VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-126.) |
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VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2000. (P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-014.) |
VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery at Sydney Airport, May 2000. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-013.) |
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VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery at Sydney Airport, May 2000. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-011.) |
VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery at Sydney Airport, June 2000. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-010.) |
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VH-BZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery at Brisbane Airport. (P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-012.) |
N767NA. North American - in the full livery at New York Kennedy Int'l Airport, November 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-007.) |
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