First of six DC-9s ordered by Trans Australia Airlines - April 1, 1965

Construction completed at Douglas Long Beach - December 22, 1966

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJJ - March 18, 1967

Registered to Trans Australia Airlines

Aircraft was named 'Edmund Kennedy'

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - April 13, 1967

Ferry route: Long Beach-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Noumea

Operated its first revenue service - April 16, 1967

Transferred to Australian National Airlines Commission - November 25, 1969

Involved in attempted hijacking enroute Coolangatta-Brisbane (Capt G. Mackelmann) - June 8, 1979

Armed passenger overpowered and later sentenced to life imprisonment

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales and leased back - January 1983

Transferred to Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986

Returned to Australian Aircraft Sales on termination of lease - January 27, 1987

Departed on delivery flight to U.S.A. - January 27, 1987

Sold to Midway Airlines - January 29, 1987

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N938ML

Aircraft was named 'City of Omaha'

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 2, 1987

Sold to M W A Holdings Inc - March 20, 1992

Leased to Aerolineas Regional del Centro t/a Aserca Airlines - July 1992

Entered onto Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-714C

Departed Miami on delivery to Aserca - July 22, 1992

Aircraft was named 'El Pilar'

Configured to seat 80 economy class passengers

Current

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original delivery colors with original c/line, March 1967.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1135-045.)

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original delivery colors with original c/line, March 1967.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1135-019.)

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original delivery colors with original c/line, March 1967.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 1135-020.)

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original livery with modified c/line at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

(P. J. Gates Collection. 1135-052.)

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original livery with modified c/line at Sydney Airport, April 1967.

(B. Dannecker Collection. 1135-001.)

VH-TJJ. TAA T-Jet - in the original livery with modified c/line at Melbourne Airport, August 1967.

(J. Hopton Photograph. 1135-007.)