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VH-EAI
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VH-EAI |
19629 |
City
of Darwin |
| VH-EAI |
08JUL68
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Rolled out as 707-338C |
| VH-EAI |
12AUG68
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First flown |
| VH-EAI |
22AUG68
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Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd. Handed over to Qantas as "City of Darwin". Departed Seattle for Honolulu on delivery to Sydney. |
| VH-EAI |
25AUG68
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Arrived Sydney at 1604. (TT: 21:56) |
| VH-EAI |
09SEP68
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Departed Sydney at 0938 on a training flight to Avalon. Later departed Sydney at 1659 for San Francisco on its first service. |
| VH-EAI |
16SEP68
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Arrived
Sydney with the pop group The Monkees. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ypaVTACnrM |
| VH-EAI |
09SEP69
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Photographed
in Rome while en route Hong Kong-London. 
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| VH-EAI |
01MAR70
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Photographed
departing Sydney. |
| VH-EAI |
16APR74
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Renamed "Kalgoorlie" |
| VH-EAI |
06NOV75
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Departed Sydney at 1200 for Hong Kong on its last service. |
| VH-EAI |
07NOV75
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Struck off Australian Register on sale to British Caledonian. (TT:26568 Landings: 9323) |
| G-BDLM |
08NOV75
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Registered to British Caledonian. Named "County of Lanark" |
| G-BDLM |
09NOV75
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Departed Sydney at 1206 as BR6685 to Hong Kong for overhaul. |
| G-BDLM |
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Renamed
"Loch Fyne"  |
| C-GGAB |
20JAN82
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Sold to Worldways (AL184/14) |
| C-GGAB |
28JAN82
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Departed
Gatwick on delivery to Worldways |
| C-GGAB |
JUL82
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Photographed
at Toronto. |
| C-GGAB |
02MAY83
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Last service for Worldways (Acapulco to Toronto) (AL200/13) |
| A20-629 |
17JUN83
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Handed
over to RAAF at Toronto (AL201/16). |
| A20-629 |
18JUN83
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Departed Toronto for Hickam AFB, Hawaii (AL201/16) |
| A20-629 |
22JUN83
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Arrived Richmond RAAF Base at 1615 with Worldways cheatline, white tail with flashes, RAAF titles and roundels |
| A20-629 |
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Named "City of Sydney". |
| A20-629 |
18JUL91
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| A20-629 |
07JUL98
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| A20-629 |
04
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| A20-629 |
01NOV07
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Retired at RAAF Richmond. (TT:60283.7 / RAAF:10395.7) |
| N629RH |
02JUN11
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Registered to Omega Air Inc., San Antonio, Texas |
| N629RH |
23OCT11
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Departed
Richmond for Pago Pago and Honolulu as "Omega 79" on delivery
to Omega Air Inc. The aircraft is destined for San Antonio International
Airport for modifications prior to entering service with Omega as
a tanker. |
| N629RH |
02JAN15
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Change of ownership from Omega Aerial Refueling Service Inc. to Omega Air Inc., San Antonio, Texas and registered this date. (Source: Aviation Letter JAN 15) |
| N629RH |
17MAY16
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Registered to Aircraft Endeavours LLC, San Antonio, Texas. (Source: FAA) |
| N629RH |
JUN16
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The aircraft is currently in service under contract to the USN. (Source: Omega) |
| N629RH |
28DEC18
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Noted at Brunswick, GA apparently in service and receiving maintenance. |
FURTHER READING ON THE RAAF 707s |
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks
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14
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12FEB24
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Added an image of C-GGAB circa July 1982. |
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13
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27JUN23
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Added a reference to the arrival of The Monkees in Sydney on 16SEP68. Thanks to Peter Williams. |
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12
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11JUL20
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Added two images of VH-EAI at Rome on 09SEP69 thanks to Peter Truscott. |
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11
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17JAN19
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Sighted at Brunswick, GA on 28DEC18 receiving maintenance. |
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10
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14DEC17
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Added an image of A20-629 in tanker configuration. |
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9
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13AUG16
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Added change of registered owner to Aircraft Endeavours LLC, San Antonio, TX. Thanks to Neil Louis. |
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8
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01JUL16
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Added an update thanks to Omega. |
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7
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09JUN15
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Minor change to registration details. |
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6
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28OCT11
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Added an image of the final departure from Richmond. |
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5
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25OCT11
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Added details of planned use by Omega. |
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4
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24OCT11
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Added delivery to Omega Air. |
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3
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03OCT11
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Added to the US Register. |
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2
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24JUL08
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Added RAAF date of retirement and hours flown as supplied by 33 Sqn. |
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1
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27JUL06
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Created individual page for this aircraft. Archived Updates for combined B707-338C/327C/349C list. |
NOTES |
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There
are four numbers in the second column of each header. These are: 1. The Constructor's Number (c/n or Manufacturer's Serial Number) 2. The Line Number (The order in which final assembly began) 3. Cumulative Line Number (The order in which the aircraft were rolled out) 4. Engineering Block Number (Customer Number) Note: During early production, the Line Number was often the same as the Cumulative Line Number. Source: "The Boeing 707 & 720" Air-Britain 1972. |
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Please forward any errors or updates to the Webmaster. |
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These sources are gratefully acknowledged. |