This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett with finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 02, 1986

First flown as 'N55738' - August 25, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZB - September 16, 1986

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

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 16, 1986

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 16, 1986

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - September 19, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle - Hilo (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains D. C. James, K. Patton; Engineers P. Evans, P. Mitchell

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as AN1 - September 27, 1986

Flight crew: Captains J. Snowball, G. A. Davis

Operated its final Ansett Sydney - Norfolk Island - Sydney service as AN873/872 - September 29, 1997

Flight crew: Captain G. Lamm

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Brisbane (Captain G. A. Davis) as AN140 - September 13, 2001

The aircraft was parked at Brisbane following the suspension of all Ansett operations - September 13, 2001

Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001

Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4041 - May 02, 2002

The aircraft had flown 43,438 hours with 30,708 landings as of June 27, 2002

Examined by Channel Express with the view to purchase - December 2002

Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - February 14, 2003

Sold to Channel Express

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom as AN40 - February 20, 2003

It arrived at Lasham on completion of the ferry flight - February 22, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne - Perth - Cocos Islands - Male - Dubai - Athens - Lasham

Flight crew: Captains D. McCutcheon, R. Laidlaw; Engineers E. Smith, S. Abougelis

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 28, 2003

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELX (CofR G-CELX/R1) - March 03, 2003

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Ferried Lasham - Bournemouth - March 27, 2003

Repainted at Bournemouth in the standard Jet 2 livery

The aircraft was named 'Malaga'

Operated its first Jet 2 revenue service London (Luton) - Glasgow - May 12, 2003

The aircraft was modified to a Boeing 737-377QC - ?

It was reconfigured with 148Y seating / cargo

Operated its final revenue service Palma de Mallorca - Leeds Bradford as LS230 - November 03, 2018

Ferried Leeds Bradford - Kemble for storage / scrapping - December ?, 2018

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 11, 2018

Scrapped at Kemble - 2019

Nose section was purchased by Mr Chris Hubbard, CH Sound Design

It is intended to turn the cockpit into a simulator