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    Airframe Family: Boeing B727 / C-22
    Latest Model:727-77
    Construction Number:18743
    Last Civil Registration:N8140V
    Compressed ID:Boeing 727-77 cn 18743 cr N8140V
    Latest Owner or Location:Florida National Air Sales and Services

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a 727-77 by Boeing at Renton, WA.

    To unknown owner with c/r N143CA.

    1 September 1964

    Assigned civil registration: VH-RME

    12 October 1964

    To Ansett-ANA keeping c/r VH-RME.

    Circa 1966


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Melbourne

    25 November 1969

    To Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Ltd keeping c/r VH-RME.

    12 September 1978

    Withdrawn from use.

    Circa January 1979

    To International Air Leases with new c/r VH-RME.

    25 January 1979

    Civil registration, VH-RME, cancelled.

    6 June 1979

    Assigned civil registration: XA-MEG

    6 June 1979

    Leased to Compania Mexicana de Aviacion SA (Mexicana).

    6 November 1981

    Returned from lease.

    20 December 1981

    Leased to Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas.

    20 December 1981

    Assigned civil registration: PT-TCE

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold

    1 April 1986

    To Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas keeping c/r PT-TCE.
    Sold to Transbrasil.

    16 May 1989

    To Corsair Inc with new c/r N8140V.

    30 May 1989

    Leased to Toros Airways, Turkey (Torosair).
    Markings changed to: Imre Hong

    Circa June 1989

    Assigned civil registration: TC-AJT

    Circa January 1990

    Returned from lease.
    Returned to Corsair when Torosair ceased operations.

    Circa June 1990

    To Avengair (Sister Company of Corsair) with new c/r N143CA.

    19 July 1990

    Civil registration, N143CA, cancelled.

    1 May 1991

    Leased to Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia SA.

    Circa May 1991

    Assigned civil registration: HK-3651X

    Circa April 1992

    Returned from lease.

    17 July 1992

    Leased to Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente SA.

    17 July 1992

    Assigned civil registration: XA-SDH

    Circa July 1993

    Returned from lease.

    18 August 1993

    Leased to Quassar de Mexico SA.

    18 August 1993

    Assigned civil registration: XA-SIR

    22 October 1994

    Returned from lease.

    Circa October 1994

    Assigned civil registration: N8140V

    26 May 1995

    To Florida National Air Sales and Services keeping c/r N8140V.

    Circa 1995

    Scrapped.
    At Opa Locka, Florida.


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