Registered in December 1954

VH-ABS seen here after its 1985 restoration to the register. It had been absent for 14 years.

First took to the air as N57002 on the 4th. of June 1981 and was the 4,000 jet constructed by Boeing. I entered the Australian register as VH-ANB 12th. June 1981. It was registered VH-VLH. It entered the USA Register as N86330 on May 20 1997 Where it was leased to DHL. It was also regiistered OO-DLB, N728HL Photograph taken by David Tanner.

This was the 2nd of 12 ordered by TAA. took it's first flight at Renton on the 16th of June 1986. it was originally to be named "Friendship" but was changed to "Advance" Australian Airways was sold to Qantas on the 14th of September 1992 it took up the Qantas livery. It entered the New Zealand register as ZK-JNG on Feb. 12, 2003. On December the 21st. 2006 it was re-registered in Australia as VH-XMB once again flying the Qantas livery.

Built in 1986 and entered the Australian Regiter as VH-CZL to Ansett Airlines. Sold in the UK as G-CELB. It was withdrawn from service in 2003.