VH-RMO. Boeing 767-204. c/n 23807-184.
Ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) for lease to Britannia Airways Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BNCW - August 4, 1987 Registered to Britannia Airways Construction completed at Seattle - August 1987 First flown as N6005C - August 14, 1987 Delivered to Britannia Airways - August 25, 1987 Returned to ILFC at end of lease - May 19, 1996 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - May 21. 1996 Leased to Ansett Australia Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMO - May23, 1996 Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd Ferried Luton-Dothan, AL for refurbishment by Pemco World Air Services Arrived Melbourne as AN4292 at conclusion of delivery flight - July 27, 1996 Ferry route: Dothan-San Diego-Hilo-Nadi Flight crew: Capts G.S. Stewart, B. Weiler; F/O S.J. Matthews; Engineers K. Wombwell, L. Bettiol, N. Dunston, R. Hutton; Technical Officer L. Kennedy; Quality Assurance Officer C. Waterman Operated its first revenue service as AN14 Melbourne-Sydney (Capt N. Hess) - July 31, 1996 Damaged at Sydney Airport when nosewheel retracted during routine maintenance - May 19, 2000 Grounded by CASA at Melbourne Airport as result of non-compliance of airworthy directives - April 12, 2001 Returned to service as AN950 Melbourne-Sydney - April 20, 2001 Ownership transferred to Morgan Stanley Ansett Worldwide (MSA) then to Ansett Worldwide - July 2001 Operated its final revenue service as AN55 Sydney-Melbourne - September 13, 2001 Aircraft stored at Melbourne when Ansett ceased all operations - September 13, 2001 Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Worldwide - October 5, 2001 Test flown at Melbourne as AN4089 (Capt I. Roberts; F/O D. Secker) - June 16, 2002 Aircraft had flown 48,609 hours with 22,850 cycles Departed Melbourne as AN4040 on delivery flight for storage in USA - June 22, 2002 Ferried route: Melbourne-Honolulu-Mojave Flight crew: Capt H. Otto; F/O G. Neate, D. Secker; Engineers P. Tsemetzis, B. Turnbull Placed in storage at the Avtel facility for Ansett Worldwide Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 27, 2002 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N807AN - July 5, 2002 Registered to Morgan Stanley Ansett Worldwide, New York Sold to AAR Parts Trading Inc - July 20, 2004 Parting out commenced by Flight Director - August 2004 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - August 20, 2004 Seen at Mojave in Ansett Australia livery minus undercarriage, nose & other parts - October 2006 Scrapped - April 16, 2007 |
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G-BNCW. Britannia - in the full livery, September 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4650-075.) |
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