Construction completed at Seattle - January 1984

First flown as N1785B - January 13, 1984

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BKVZ - January 17, 1984

Registered to Britannia Airways

Aircraft named 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Delivered to Britannia Airways - February 6, 1984

Leased to Ansett Australia with an option to purchase - November 1, 1994

Ferried Luton-Seattle for refurbishment to Ansett's requirements arriving Seattle - November 1, 1994

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - November 2, 1994

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMK - November 3, 1994

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd

Arrived Melbourne as AN5981 at conclusion of delivery flight - December 24, 1994

Ferry route: Seattle-Honolulu-Nadi

Crew: Capts G.S. Stewart, D.D. Donnelly; F/O K. Abbott, E.D. Stewart (to Nadi); N. Hook (from Nadi),

Support: K. Wombwell, M. Allen, M. Joss, C. Waterman, H. Hertaeg, J. Ritson, A. Madsen, M. Catterall

Arrived carrying Ansett Australia titles but a plain dark-blue tail

Operated its first revenue service (Capt T. Raniere) - December 27, 1994

Purchased by Ansett Australia

Grounded by CASA at Melbourne Airport as result of non-compliance of airworthy directives - April 12, 2001

Returned to service as AN215 Melbourne-Perth - April 26, 2001

Intended sale and lease back from GECAS did not eventuate - May 2001

Operated its final revenue service as AN159 Brisbane-Sydney - September 13, 2001

Aircraft stored at Sydney when Ansett ceased all operations - September 13, 2001

Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Trading - October 2001

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne as AN4041 for storage - February 25, 2002

Underwent maintenance and removal of titles at Melbourne Airport - May 2002

Aircraft had flown 59,761 hours & 29,999 cycles as of June 27, 2002

Sold to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida - September 13, 2004

Handed over to Aeroturbine at Melbourne - October 25, 2004

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 26, 2004

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N860AT - October 28, 2004

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight - October 30, 2004

Ferried route: Melbourne-Honolulu-Opa Locka

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - May 16, 2006

Aircraft permanently retired at Opa Locka and parted out