This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - December 05, 1989

First flown with the test registration 'N3502P' - January 12, 1990

Powered by Rolls Royce RB-211-535-E4 engines

It was observed stored as 'N3502P' in an all-white livery at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 12, 1990

It was observed stored as 'N3502P' in an all-white livery at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 18, 1990

Accepted by AWAS at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 18, 1990

This aircraft was to be leased to Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas as 'PT-TDA' but it was not taken up

Leased to Zambia Airways - October 18, 1990

Entered onto the Zambian Aircraft Register as 9J-AFO - October 1990

Leased to Zambia Airways as the registered operator

Ferried Seattle (Boeing Field) - Amsterdam (Schiphol) as ZAC001 - October 27, 1990

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Zambia as ZAC1943 - October 29, 1990

Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - October 01, 1993

The intended lease to Challenge Air Cargo as 'N574CA' was not taken up

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AWE - October 06, 1993

Registered to Nordress Australia Pty Ltd, Redfern, Sydney

Leased to Ansett Air Freight / Independent Air Freighters - December 13 - 24, 1993

It is believed that although the lease took place the aircraft did not leave the hangar at Melbourne (Avalon)

Leased to Gulf Air as the registered operator - December 30, 1993

It was observed operating Gulf Air service Bahrain - Brussels - January 14, 1994

It was observed at Sharjah operating Gulf Air freighter service - January 20, 1994

Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - March 31, 1996

Leased to DHL Worldwide Express - May 15, 1996

It was observed at Brussels in the Gulf Air livery - May 26, 1996

Rolled out at Brussels in the standard DHL livery - May 28, 1996

It was observed at Brussels with small 'SNAS' titles on the nose - May 30, 1996

It was observed at Brussels with 'City of Al Manama' titles on the nose - May 23, 1998

Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - March 2000

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 03, 2000

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-DLK - April 03, 2000

Leased to DHL Worldwide Express

Sub-leased to European Air Transport N.V. as the registered operator - April 05, 2000

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - April 23, 2002

Entered onto the Bahrain Aircraft Register as A9C-DHL - April 23, 2002

Leased to DHL International Aviation (Bahrain) as the registered operator

It was observed at Brussels in the DHL livery as 'A9C-DHL' - April 29, 2002

This aircraft was destroyed in a mid-air collision with the Bashkirian Airlines TU-154 'RA-85816' - July 01, 2002

The accident occured at Uberlingen, near Lake Konstanz, Germany

It was flying from Bahrain to Brussels as DHL611

All 71 people on both aircraft were killed

The accident was attributed to an Air Traffic Control systems / controller failure

The aircraft had flown 38,084 hours with 11,090 cycles

The Air Traffic Controller who was on duty at the time of the accident, Mr Peter Nielsen was stabbed to death

by Vitaly Kaloyev who lost his wife and two children in the accident - February 24, 2004

To read more about this accident please click 'HERE'

To view the Air Accident video regarding this accident please click 'HERE'

9J-AFO. Zambia Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-030.)

VH-AWE. Gulf Air - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-016.)

VH-AWE. Gulf Air - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-004.)

VH-AWE. Gulf Air - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-003.)

VH-AWE. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-015.)

VH-AWE. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-017.)

VH-AWE. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-018.)

VH-AWE. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-050.)

A9C-DHL. DHL Worldwide Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-038.)