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VH-CZC. Douglas DC-9-31. c/n 47005-151.
This was the third of the six original DC-9s ordered new by Ansett - March 24, 1965 First flown - August 17, 1967 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZC - August 22, 1967 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - August 27, 1967 Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - August 27, 1967 Arrived Melbourne (Essendon) Airport on completion of the delivery flight - August 29, 1967 Delivery route: Long Beach - Honolulu - Canton Island - Nadi - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains M. Wheaton, J. Oglesby, R. S. Bullen; Navigator W. C. Kennedy Operated first revenue service - September 06, 1967 Operated final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN397 - January 10, 1982 Placed in open storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport Aircraft had flown 37,001 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States - August 04, 1982 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Pago Pago - Hilo - Seattle - Amarillo - St Petersburg (Clearwater) Flight crew: Captains J. Mee, N. Day, J. Dorward; F/Es V. Alborn, R. Osborn Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 12, 1982 Sold to Midway Airlines Inc, Chicago - August 16, 1982 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N937ML - August 16, 1982 Aircraft was named 'City of Chicago' Sold to NSJ Corp with lease continuing to Midway Airlines - January 11, 1990 Sold to Express One International Inc - April 05, 1994 Sold to Bonanza Bus Lines Inc - April 19, 1996 Leased to Jet Train Corporation - April 1996 to November 13, 1996 Sold to Aeroservicios Carabobo CA t/a ASERCA - July 14, 1997 Entered onto the Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-709C - July 14, 1997 Aircraft was named 'Madre Maria de San Jose' Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 06, 1997 Advertised for immediate sale by Kellstrom Industries - November 17, 2000 Observed at Marino Caribbean International Airport in service with ASERCA - August 19, 2007 Withdrawn from service at Caracas Airport and stored - March 2008 Observed stored at Caracas with airframe parts missing - April 2009 Scrapped at Caracas - ? |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, circa 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-041.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-116.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-263.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, November 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-004.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1968. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-005.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-025.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett-ANA - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1135-505.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-165.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-141.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 1978. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-127.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-138.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-094.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-095.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-096.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-139.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1979. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1135-520.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-097.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-142.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-194.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1979. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1135-521.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1979. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-098.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-099.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-143.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-166.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-140.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-100,) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-144.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1135-101.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1981. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-522.) |
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VH-CZC. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1982. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-523.) |
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VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in the basic white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1982. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-531.) |
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VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in the basic white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1982. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1135-013.) |
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VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in the basic white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1982. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1135-012.) |
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VH-CZC. Midway Airlines - in the basic white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1982. (J. Baxter Copyright Image 1135-532.) |
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N937ML. Midway - 'City of Chicago' in the original livery at Chicago Midway Airport, June 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-359.) |
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N937ML. Midway Metrolink - 'City of Chicago' in the standard livery at Chicago Midway Airport, December 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-360.) |
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N937ML. Midway - 'City of Chicago' in the final livery at Chicago Midway Airport, October 26, 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-385.) |
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N937ML. Midway - 'City of Chicago' in the final livery at Chicago Midway Airport, February 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-329.) |
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N937ML. Midway - 'City of Chicago' in the final livery at Chicago Midway Airport, December 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-113.) |
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YV-709C. Aserca Airlines Venezuela - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, October 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-457.) |