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VH-RML. Boeing 767-204. c/n 22980-71.
Construction completed at Seattle - September 1983 First flown as N8289V - September 30, 1983 Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BKPW - February 15, 1984 Registered to Britannia Airways Aircraft named 'The Earl Mountbatten of Burma' Delivered to Britannia Airways - February 27, 1984 Leased to Ansett Australia with an option to purchase - November 1, 1995 Ferried Luton-Dothan for refurbishment to Ansett's requirements - November 2, 1995 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - November 2, 1995 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RML - November 9, 1995 Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd Arrived Melbourne as AN4291 at conclusion of delivery flight - December 25, 1995 Ferry route: Dothan-San Diego-Hilo-Nadi Crew: Capts G.S. Stewart, G.F. Sims; F/O G.K. Bower, (to Nadi); Capt J. Holgate, F/O P. Grasso (from Nadi) Support: K. Wombwell, N. Bruten, D. Mills, C. Waterman, B. Turnbull, G. Edwards, N. Thomopoulos, I. Forfar Operated its first revenue service as AN28 Melbourne-Sydney - December 26, 1995 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 AN944 Melbourne-Sydney - April 23, 2001 Became first Ansett 767 to reach 60,000 hours with 28,465 cycles - April 29, 2001 Intended sale and lease back from GECAS did not eventuate - May 2001Operated its final passenger service as AN183 Sydney-Melbourne - September 13, 2001 Flew freighter service AN6113/6114 Melbourne-Launceston-Melbourne (Capt T. Daff; F/O P. Vincin) same day Aircraft stored at Sydney when Ansett ceased all operations - September 13, 2001 Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Trading - October 2001 Aircraft had flown 61,268 hours & 29,205 cycles as of September 13, 2001 Sold to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida - September 13, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 31, 2005 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N864AT - May 31, 2005 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight - June 7, 2005 Ferried route: Melbourne-Honolulu-Opa Locka Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - May 16, 2006 Aircraft permanently retired at Opa Locka and parted out |
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G-BKPW. Britannia - in the full livery at unknown airport, August 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-072.) |
G-BKPW. Britannia - in the full livery at Paris Orly Airport, March 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-071.) |
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G-BKPW. Britannia - in the full livery at unknown airport, March 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-070.) |
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