VH-CZK. Douglas DC-9-31. c/n 47548-633.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines - 1969

First flown - July 1971

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZK - July 20, 1971

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - July 20, 1971

Departed Long Beach on delivery flight to Australia - July 20, 1971

Delivery route: Long Beach-Honolulu-Wake Island-Port Moresby-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts M. Wheaton, R. Pyke, N. Smith; Navigator W.C. Kennedy

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - July 22, 1971

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide - July 29, 1971

Operated its final revenue service as AN1047 Sydney-Melbourne - September 13, 1981

Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 25,807 hours

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.S.A. - September 27, 1981

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

Flight crew: Capts F. Boomsma, J. Bertram; Engineers D. Lynn, S. Donald

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc

Overhauled by Air International Inc and converted to U.S. standards

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N933ML - November 18, 1981

Registered to Midway Airlines Inc

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 19, 1981

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc - November 24, 1981

Leased to American International Airways Inc - March 4 to December 15, 1982

Sold to Investors Asset Holding Corp - June 28, 1989

Returned to Investors Asset Holding when Midway Airlines ceased operations - November 14, 1991

Ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage - December 1991

Sold to Global Aircraft Sales Inc - April 1993

Leased to Zuliana de Aviacion t/a Zuliana Air - April 1993

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register

Enteren onto Venezulan Aircraft Register as YV-459C

Returned to Global Aircraft Sales and stored when Zuliana suspended operations - February 1997

Sold to ABX Air t/a Airborne Express

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as

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