VH-RMH. Boeing 767-277. c/n 22696-100. Was also registered as: N863AT. |
Ansett Airlines places an order with Boeing for five Boeing 767-200s - March 17, 1980 It was built with a 'three-man' cockpit although it was designed to be operated by 'two crew' members Construction was completed at the Boeing Seattle plant - August 1984 This was the 100th Boeing 767 to be built by Boeing First flown as 'N1791B' - August 28, 1984 Powered by General Electric CF6-80A engines It was configured to seat 48 First Class and 153 Economy Class passengers The Ansett acceptance flight performed (Captains B. Porter, H. Theunissen) - September 17, 1984 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMH - September 20, 1984 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 22, 1984 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 22, 1984 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - September 24, 1984 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne Ansett flight crew: Captains B. Porter, H Theunissen; F/E G. Lynch; Engineers B. Dyer, R. Elliott, S. Donald, W. O'Meara. Boeing flight crew: P. Bennett; Consultant J. Adams First revenue service Melbourne - Sydney (Captain V. Collins; F/E R. Dorling) as AN26 - September 28, 1984 It operated the inaugural '767' service Sydney - Hamilton Island - Sydney - December 08, 1984 Flight crew: Captains B. Porter, G. Stewart; F/E G. Lynch Operated world's final Boeing 767 service crewed by a Flight Engineer Brisbane - Melbourne as AN75 - April 07, 1998 Crew: Captain R. Wood; F/O J. Farley; F/Es K. Dalby, R. Pollock The conversion from a '3-man cockpit' to standard '2-person cockpit' was completed - June 11, 1998 It was configured to seat 12 First Class, 18 Business Class and 181 Economy Class passengers Grounded by CASA at Melbourne (Tullamarine) for the non-compliance of airworthy directives - April 12, 2001 It was returned to service - May 04, 2001 The intended sale and lease back from GECAS did not eventuate - May 2001Operated its final revenue service Perth - Melbourne (Tullamareine) as AN218 - September 14, 2001 Flight crew: Captain M. Hickman; F/O P. Mulvaney The aircraft was stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) following the grounding of all Ansett's operations It was offered for immediate sale by Ansett Trading - October 2001 The aircraft had flown 50,643 hours and 35,499 cycles - September 14, 2001 An intended lease to KrasAir, Russia via the management company Airfleet Resources did not eventuate It remained stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Sold to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida - September 13, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 31, 2005 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N863AT - March 31, 2005 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine at 09:55 local) on the ferry flight to the United States - April 06, 2005 Ferried route: Melbourne - Honolulu - Opa Locka Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 16, 2006 The aircraft was permanently retired at Opa Locka and parted out The forward fuselage was separated for use as 777-300 flight-deck simulator in Toronto, Canada - 2006 This project failed due to technical problems - 2007 Internal cockpit fittings were acquired by avaition enthusiast at Wexford, Eire - ? His intention was to create a Boeing 767-300 flight-deck simulator |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-279.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1984. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-642.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1984. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-580.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-581.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50th Birthday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1985. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-643.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50th Birthday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-004.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional 'Australian Bi-Centennial' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-582.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1990. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-665.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1991. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-664.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-190.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-583.) |
VH-RMH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 2002. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-674.) |