TALE
OF THE TAIL
Three
Qantas Boeing 707s at Sydney in September 1961 with Hangar 131 under
construction in the background.
Left to right the aircraft are:
AIRCRAFT
|
LIVERY
|
DELIVERED
|
ENGINE
|
FIN
|
REMARKS
|
VH-EBH
|
Interim
|
06AUG61
|
Turbofan
|
Extended
plus ventral
|
In
the interim livery the registration was moved from the tail
to the fuselage cheatline.
|
VH-EBE
|
Original
|
17SEP59
|
Turbojet
|
Original
with no ventral
|
The
registration appears on the fin.
|
VH-EBK
|
V-Jet
|
01SEP61
|
Turbofan
|
Extended
plus ventral
|
The
tail has been painted red prior to the application of the V-Jet
emblem. The fuselage cheatline has been tapered and the registration
repositioned from the tail to the fuselage.
|
Picture: Eric Allen