This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett with finance provided via Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - November 21, 1986

First flown as 'VH-CZK' - December 12, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZK - January 08, 1987

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

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - January 08, 1987

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN36 - January 08, 1987

Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - January 11, 1987

Delivery route: Seattle (Washington) - Hilo (Hawaii - overnight) - Nadi (Fiji - overnight) - Melbourne (Victoria)

Flight crew: Captains N. Day, R. Blievers; LAME R. Bishop

Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Launceston (Captain A. King) as AN1085 - January 17, 1987

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane (Queensland) as AN142 - September 13, 2001

Flight crew: Captain M. J. Tullemans; F/O T. Francis

Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

The aircraft was placed in open storage at the Ansett Terminal, Brisbane

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

Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4041 - April 15, 2002

Flight crew: Captains P. Addison, D. McCutcheon

Prepared for long term storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

The aircraft had flown 42,828 hours with 30,210 cycles - June 27, 2002

Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 15, 2003

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELA (CofR G-CELA/R1) - August 15, 2003

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on ferry the flight to the U. K. in the 'Ansett' livery as SXA171 - August 22, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth (England) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - August 24, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne (Victoria) - Broome (Western Australia) - Denpasar (Indonesia) - Colombo (Sri Lanka) -

Al Ain (U.A.E.) - Larnaca (Cyprus) - Bournemouth (England)

Stored outside the Channel Express hangar at Bournemouth in the 'Ansett' livery

It was observed at Bournemouth outside the Channel Express hangar with some parts missing - April 01, 2004

Ferried Bournemouth (England) - Tel Aviv Israel) for conversion to a Boeing 377QC configuration - ?

The conversion was completed at Tel Aviv (Israel) - January 2005

Delivered to Jet 2 in the standard livery - February 01, 2005

It was observed at Belfast (Northern Ireland) as 'Yorkshire Dales' - May 11, 2005

It was observed at Newcastle (England) as 'Jet 2 Newcastle' - September 02, 2005

The aircraft had flown 65,845 hours - December 31, 20216

Operated its final revenue service East Midlands (England) - Alicante (Spain) as EXS064K - June 25, 2017

Ferried Alicante (Spain) - Leeds (Bradford, England) as EXS041A - June 26, 2017

Withdrawn from use at Leeds (Bradford)

Ferried Leeds (Bradford) - Kemble (Cotswold) as EXS031E - June 27, 2017

The aircraft was parted out at Kemble by Air Salvage International

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - ?