This aircraft was ordered new by Trans-Australia Airlines - ?

Rolled out at Seattle - November 1979

First flown - December 13, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBQ - January 15, 1980

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine 12:02 local) on completion of the delivery flight - January 20, 1980

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Brisbane - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains L. Murphy, G. Reinke, F/E M. H. Stevens, Navigator T. Allen

TAA Staff: J. Favazza (Senior Production Inspector, Avionics); J. Beaton (Senior LAME);

D. Patston (Senior Mechanical Engineer)

The aircraft was named 'Lawrence Hargrave'

The aircraft operated its first revenue service - January 26, 1980

It operated its last service in the original livery - April 14, 1982

Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the 'camel-hump' livery - May 02, 1982

It was returned to service - May 05, 1982

Trans-Australia Airlines changed its name to Australian Airlines - August 04, 1986

The aircraft was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the Australian Airlines livery - June 01, 1987

Ownership was officially transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

The aircraft operated its final revenue service - November 24, 1992

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport

It had flown 36,361 hours with 25,823 cycles

The titles removed from the aircraft at Melbourne - March 13, 1993

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine 07:00 local) on the ferry flight to Fort Worth, Texas as TN6901 - May 13, 1993

Sold to Extex International - May 15, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 18, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - September 1993

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-SIJ - ?

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to March 1996

Leased to Aviacsa - 1998

The aircraft was observed fitted with winglets at Mexico City - August 2002

Withdrawn from service at Mexico City - April 2006

Current status - ?

VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1980.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1982.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the 'camel hump' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1986.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the 'camel hump' livery with additional 'America's Cup' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1986.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the 'camel hump' livery with additional 'America's Cup' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1987.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the 'camel hump' livery with additional 'America's Cup' logo at Brisbane Airport, January 1987.

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VH-TBQ. TAA Trans Australia - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the 'camel hump' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1987.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1989.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1990.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1990.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1990.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1992.

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VH-TBQ. Australian - 'Lawrence Hargrave' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 25, 1992.

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XA-SIJ. Aviacsa - in the standard livery at Miami Airport, November 1995.

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XA-SIJ. Aviacsa - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, August 2000.

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