Fourth of six DC-9s ordered new by Ansett - March 17, 1964

First flown - February 27, 1968

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZD - March 3, 1968

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - March 10, 1968

Departed Long Beach on delivery flight to Australia - March 10, 1968

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - March 12, 1968

Delivery route: Long Beach-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts A. Lane, W. E. Brooks, A. A. Lake; Navigator B. S. McEwen

Operated its first revenue service with Ansett-ANA - March 16, 1968

Operated first revenue service for Air Vanuatu (Capt F. Boomsma) - October 31, 1981

Operated final revenue service for Air Vanuatu - May 23, 1982

Operated its final revenue service Canberra-Sydney (Capt R. Nunn) - May 23, 1982

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne for storage having flown 36, 294 hours - June 21, 1982

Flight crew: Capts N. Day, B. King; Engineer R. Baldwin

Sold to Corsair Inc for lease to U.S. Navy via U.S. Defence Department - July 9, 1982

Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N3281R

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 30, 1982

Test flown at Melbourne (Capt F. Boomsma; Capt Harpham - Republic Airlines) - September 16, 1982

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight - September 17, 1982

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Pago Pago- Hilo-Phoenix

Ferry crew: Capt N. Day, B. King; LAME R. Baldwin

Converted to U.S. Navy specification as a C-9B by Air International Inc

Sold to Marfreless Inc for lease to U.S. Navy - September 18, 1982

Leased to U.S. Navy as RS2392 / Bu 162392

Aircraft was named 'City of Seattle' and based at Whidbey Island

Sold to McDonnell Douglas - October 1990

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N534MD

Sold to Airborne Express - October 1990

Reregistered as N948AX - November 16, 1990

Registered to ABX Air Inc, Wilmington, Ohio

Withdrawn from use and stored at Cincinnati, Ohio - December 2005

Current

VH-CZD. Air Vanuatu - in the full livery at Canberra Airport, October 1981.

(E. D. Daw Photograph. 1135-009.)

VH-CZD. Air Vanuatu - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1981.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 1135-043.)

VH-CZD. Air Vanuatu - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1982.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 1135-031.)

VH-CZD. Air Vanuatu - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-033.)

VH-CZD. Air Vanuatu - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, May 1982.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-050.)

162392. United States Navy - in the full livery at Atlanta Airport, December 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1135-022.)