This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) for lease to Britannia Airways

Construction was completed at Seattle - August 1987

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNCW (CofR G-BNCW/R1) - August 04, 1987

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)

Leased to Britannia Airways as the registered operator

First flown as 'N6005C' - August 14, 1987

Powered by General Electric CF6-80A-1 engines

Delivered to Britannia Airways - August 25, 1987

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - May 19, 1996

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - May 21. 1996

Leased to Ansett Australia

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMO - May 23, 1996

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd, Melbourne

Ferried Luton - Dothan, AL for refurbishment to Ansett requirements by Pemco World Air Services - May 1996

Departed Dothan on the ferry flight to Australia as AN4292 - July 25, 1996

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight - July 27, 1996

Ferry route: Dothan - San Diego - Hilo - Nadi - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains 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 Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Captain N. Hess) as AN14 - July 31, 1996

Sold to Morgan Stanley Ansett Worldwide - January 1998

Leased to Ansett Australia Ltd as the registered operator

It was damaged at Sydney Airport when the nosewheel was retracted during routine maintenance - May 19, 2000

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the repairs - July 12, 2000

Returned to service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as AN165 - July 13, 2000

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

Returned to service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN950 - April 20, 2001

Ownership was transferred to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - July 2001

Operated final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Snmith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN55 - September 13, 2001

The aircraft was stored at Melbourne when Ansett ceased all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Worldwide - October 05, 2001

Test flown at Melbourne (Captain I. Roberts; F/O D. Secker) as AN4089 - June 16, 2002

Aircraft had flown 48,609 hours with 22,850 cycles

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to United States for storage as AN4040 - June 21, 2002

It arrived at Mojave on completion of the ferry flight - June 22, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne - Honolulu - Mojave

Flight crew: Captain 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 the United States Aircraft Register as N807AN - July 05, 2002

Registered to Morgan Stanley Ansett Worldwide, New York

It was observed stored at Mojave in the standard 'Ansett Australia' livery - October 05, 2003

Sold to AAR Parts Trading Inc - July 20, 2004

Parting out commenced by Flight Director - August 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 20, 2004

It was observed in the 2005 low-budget Hollywood TV movie 'The Final Approach'

The last 20 minutes of this movie were filmed in the Mojave Graveyard

It was observed at Mojave in the Ansett Australia livery minus undercarriage, nose and other parts - October 2006

Scrapped - April 16, 2007