Third of six DC-9s ordered new by Ansett - March 24, 1965

First flown - August 17, 1967

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZC - August 22, 1967

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - August 27, 1967

Departed Long Beach on delivery flight to Australia - August 27, 1967

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - August 29, 1967

Delivery route: Long Beach-Honolulu-Canton Island-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts M. Wheaton, J. Oglesby, R.S. Bullen; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Operated its first revenue service with Ansett-ANA - September 6, 1967

Operated its final revenue service as AN397 Canberra-Melbourne - January 10, 1982

Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 37,001 hours

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - August 4, 1982

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Pago Pago-Hilo-Seattle-Amarillo-St Petersburg/Clearwater

Flight crew: Capts J. Mee, N. Day, J. Dorward; F/Es V. Alborn, R. Osborn

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 12, 1982

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc, Chicago - August 16, 1982

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N937ML - August 16, 1982

Aircraft was named 'City of Chicago'

Sold to NSJ Corp with lease continuing to Midway Airlines - January 11, 1990

Sold to Express One International Inc - April 5, 1994

Sold to Bonanza Bus Lines Inc - April 19, 1996

Leased to Jet Train Corporation - April 1996 to November 13, 1996

Sold to Aeroservicios Carabobo CA t/a ASERCA - July 14, 1997

Entered onto Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-709C - July 14, 1997

Aircraft was named 'Madre Maria de San Jose'

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - August 6, 1997

Advertised for immediate sale by Kellstrom Industries - November 17, 2000

Current

VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery, location and date unknown.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1135-041.)

VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Melbourne's Essendon Airport, November 1968.

(B. Dannecker Collection. 1135-004.)

VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, December 1968.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-025.)

VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in basic Ansett livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1982.

(E. D. Daw Photograph. 1135-013.)

VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in basic Ansett livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1982.

(E. D. Daw Photograph. 1135-012.)