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


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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)