Never flew em, but two things did empress. VH-TJJ (Edmund Kennedy) operated its first 495 sectors without one delay!!! The other was deadheading in the
JS with Capt "Lurch" Mc Kenzie who converted direct from the left seat of the F27 to the DC9 thereby leapfrogging the F28. Ansett owned MMA, thus Ansett's anwer to the TAA "Coralislander" service around the top HAD to be crewed by MMA The DC9 was introduced on 13th April 67 and as of April 76 each airline had 12 in service.