VH-RMZ Boeing 727-277A

VH-RMZ. Boeing 727-277A. c/n 20979-1098.

Was also registered as: N241FE.

This was the second of two additional aircraft ordered new by Ansett Airlines - February 27, 1974

First flown - April 03, 1975

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMZ - April 30, 1975

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Departed Seattle on the delivery flight to Australia - April 30, 1975

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - May 03, 1975

Delivery route: Seattle (Washington) - San Francisco (California) - Hilo (Hawaii) -

Pago Pago (American Samoa) - Nadi (Fiji) - Melbourne (Victoria)

Flight crew: Captains A. Lane, J. Withecombe, W. Bugg; F/E J. Lynch, A. Drewett; Navigator W. C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service - May 08, 1975

Withdrawn from Ansett service after operating Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - July 01, 1983

Leased to Ansett Air Freight - August 05, 1983 to April 06, 1984

Leased to Trans-Australia Airlines - May 01, 1984 to November 30, 1984

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne - May 01, 1984

The aircraft was named 'Frank Hann'

Operated its first Trans Australia revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney as TN414 - May 02, 1984

Was operated in mixed livery with the standard 'Trans-Australia' c/line and titles and white 'Ansett' belly

It flew 1,398 hours with 1,371 cycles with Trans-Australia Airlines

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne - December 01, 1984

Returned to Ansett service following repainting - December 18, 1984

Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) (Captain R. Tulloh) - March 03, 1989

Withdrawn from use having flown 39,018 hours and 29,809 cycles

Sold to Federal Express - ?

Departed Melbourne in the standard 'Ansett' livery as AN27 on the ferry flight to the United States - March 09, 1989

Ferry route: Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Apia (Samoa) - Kailua / Kono (Hawaii) -

Phoenix (Arizona) - Dothan (Alabama)

Flight crew: Captains C. Bird, E. G. Field, B. Gray; F/E D. H. Jordan: LAME B. Stubbs

Program Director K. Bond and Engineers N. Wallace, C. Almond were also aboard this flight

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N241FE - March 11, 1989

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 15, 1989

Converted to freighter configuration for Fedex by Pemco Aeroplex

The aircraft was named 'Jill'

Withdrawn from use and stored at Victorville (California) - November 03, 2011

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 27, 2013

The aircraft was scrapped at Victorville

VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1977.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 21, 1978.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1978.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1979.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1980.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1980.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1981.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1981.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1983.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1983.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, October 1983.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, October 1983.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett Air Freight - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1983.

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VH-RMZ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Frank Hann' in the non-standard 'camel hump' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1984.

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VH-RMZ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Frank Hann' in the non-standard 'camel hump' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1984.

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VH-RMZ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Frank Hann' in the non-standard 'camel hump' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1984.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' logo at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1985.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1985.

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VH-RMZ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1987.