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

Construction complete at Douglas Long Beach plant - June 28, 1967

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJL - August 19, 1967

Registered to Trans Australia Airlines

Arrived Melbourne's Essendon Airport at conclusion of delivery flight - August 27, 1967

Aircraft was originally named 'Angus McMillan'

Entered service with T.A.A. - September 1, 1967

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission - November 25, 1969

Aircraft was repainted in special 'Coral Islander' livery - August 1979

Returned to its standard livery - 1982

Transferred to Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986

Operated its final revenue service - September 29, 1986

Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales - October 2, 1986

Sold to Airborne Express - October 3, 1986

Departed Melbourne in basic TAA livery on delivery flight to Marana -

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 13, 1986

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N938AX

Converted to freighter configuration

VH-TJL. TAA T-Jet - in the original 'white T-tail' livery at Essendon Airport, February 1970.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-056.)

VH-TJL. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-057.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, April 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-046.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, April 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-047.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, April 1980.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-048.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-058.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-059.)

VH-TJL. TAA Coral Islander - in the special promotional livery at Sydney Airport, January 1981.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-060.)

VH-TJL. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-061.)

VH-TJL. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1986.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 1135-062.)