The Former VH-TJL (734) comes to grief in Italy

[Fris B. Fairing]

Thread on R&N

[Raider1]

Sad end to a former QF 737-400.
But oh well DHL did indeed get the parcels on the road quickly.

[Checklist Charlie]

Actually a TN (Australian Airlines, the original)737-476

CC

[Blowie]

...And before that, a TAA DC-9...

[BewareOfTheSharklets]

Interestingly, a former Virgin 737-400 (VH-VGE) had a very similar accident last year in Accra, Ghana.

https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20150110-0

[wheels_down]

Very interesting BNEA320...

[Hempy]

lol! ^^

The 'Tango Juliets' were all registered from the acronym 'T Jet', which TAA used as a marketing tool initially with the DC-9, and then transferred as the fleet matured. My particular favourite was Tango Two Hooks (VH-TJJ).

[601]

My particular favourite was Tango Two Hooks (VH-TJJ).

Better than Air New Zealand 66

[Hempy]

New Zulund Suxty Sux, lift sux theesand. Lift huding wun sux sux, cleared ILS uppoach rinway wun sux. Churs bro.

[Fris B. Fairing]

The 'Tango Juliets' were all registered from the acronym 'T Jet', which TAA used as a marketing tool initially with the DC-9

Actually it was first applied to the B727, the first of which was VH-TJA.

Someone should start a thread on registration derived nicknames for Australian airliners.

[601]

sux

That is not the way I spell it!!

[framer]

It always amuses me when we give kiwis grief about their accent when ours is so bad. You only have to live overseas for two or three years to realise that the Aus accent is pretty harsh.

[Hempy]

framer, it's un ixint.

Ours might be rough, but the Saffers have the worst one tbh. I'd personally like a bit of Celtic lilt.