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VH-EBA
VH-XBA
The following history should be read in conjunction with Related Documents.
| VH-EBA |
17696 |
City
of Canberra |
| VH-EVA |
-
|
Registration
VH-EVA was reserved but not taken up.  |
| VH-EBA |
11FEB59
|
Rolled
out as 707-138. Planned name “City of Canberra” |
| N31239 |
20MAR59
|
First
flown as N31239 (1 hr 17 mins). After 23 hrs 50 mins of test flying,
the aeroplane was fitted with the modified fin and fully powered
rudder. |
| VH-EBA |
07JUN59
|
Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. The first jet aeroplane on the Australian Register |
| VH-EBA |
02JUL59
|
Boeing delivery date to Qantas (Ref: HAI D20) |
| VH-EBA |
16JUL59
|
Accepted by Qantas. (TT: 231:16) Renamed "City of Melbourne" as the name "City of Canberra" was taken up by VH-EBB which was the first aircraft delivered to Sydney. |
| VH-EBA |
17JUL59
|
Departed Seattle on delivery flight to San Francisco (1:46) Honolulu (5:04) Nadi (6:26) Sydney (4:58) |
| VH-EBA |
20JUL59
|
Arrived Sydney at 1625. Flight time 18:34. Captains A.E. (Bert) Yates, Ian Ralfe and Fred Fox. (TT: 249:50) |
| VH-EBA |
25JUL59
|
Crew
training at Avalon |
| VH-EBA |
26JUL59
|
Flight Engineer Officer H.W. 'Bill' Strangward was amongst the crew of VH-EBA during a training flight on this date. He went on to crew VH-EBA on many occasions. A PDF summary of his flights on VH-EBA can be downloaded here. |
| VH-EBA |
03AUG59
|
Crew training at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
04AUG59
|
Crew training at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
11AUG59
|
Crew training at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
14AUG59
|
Crew
training completed. Bill Robbie completed endorsement training at Avalon on VH-EBA in August 1959 under the supervision of Boeing pilot Russ Baum. (Source: Log Book of Bill Robbie) Russ Baum was subsequently killed in the loss of Braniff 707-227 N7071 at Arlington, Washington while on an acceptance flight on 19OCT59. |
| VH-EBA |
19AUG59
|
Departed Sydney at 1612 on its first service, a proving flight to San Francisco and New York. Flight number EM-774P/775P-005 |
| VH-EBA |
27AUG59
|
VH-EBA featured prominently in Australia's post-war migration programme. Many immigrant families found a new life in Australia thanks to VH-EBA and her sisters. A PDF summary of migrant flights by VH-EBA from 27AUG59 to 14FEB67 can be downloaded here. |
| VH-EBA |
29AUG59
|
Departed Sydney at 1600 on its first revenue service, Flight EM-774-008 to San Francisco |
| VH-EBA |
05SEP59
|
Departed
Sydney at 1610 on the inaugural jet service to London via Nadi,
Honolulu, San Francisco and New York (Ref: PAT 92) |
| VH-EBA |
06SEP59
|
New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
08SEP59
|
Operated London-Gander-New York. (Source: Log Books of William Edwards and Bill Robbie) |
| VH-EBA |
11SEP59
|
Departed Sydney at 1107 on the inaugural 707 service to Vancouver |
| VH-EBA |
17SEP59
|
Operated New York-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
08NOV59
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
13NOV59
|
Operated London-Gander-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
19NOV59
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
12DEC59
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
19DEC59
|
Photographed
at Brisbane.
|
| VH-EBA |
60
|
Photographed
in Vancouver carrying the marking "A1" under the nose.
|
| VH-EBA |
13FEB60
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
29FEB60
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
31MAR60
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
28APR60
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
03MAY60
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
20MAY60
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
25JUN60
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
14JUL60
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
28JUL60
|
Operated New York-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
17AUG60
|
Operated Rome-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
26SEP60
|
Operated London-Shannon-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
19DEC60
|
Operated London-Gander-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
30JAN61
|
Operated Cairo-Rome-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
31JAN61
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
20APR61
|
Operated Sydney-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
05MAY61
|
Operated Cairo-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
31MAY61
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
01JUN61
|
Operated Rome-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
27JUN61
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
31JUL61
|
Departed Sydney at 1857 on the regular service to San Francisco from where it returned to Boeing in Seattle for conversion to 707-138B |
| VH-EBA |
01AUG61
|
Arrived in Seattle |
| VH-EBA |
12SEP61
|
Returned to Qantas |
| VH-EBA |
15SEP61
|
Departed Seattle at 1345 on return to Sydney |
| VH-EBA |
16SEP61
|
Arrived in Sydney at 0738 |
| VH-EBA |
16SEP61
|
Entered paint shop for V-Jet fin and rudder repaint |
| VH-EBA |
28SEP61
|
Repaint
completed
|
| VH-EBA |
29SEP61
|
Departed Sydney at 1900 on the first 707-138B service to Vancouver |
| VH-EBA |
22OCT61
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
27OCT61
|
Operated London-Rome. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
15NOV61
|
Operated Rome-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
24NOV61
|
Operated Cairo-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
05DEC61
|
Departed Sydney at 2157 on its first Tokyo service |
| VH-EBA |
19JAN62
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
03MAY62
|
LAME Maxwell Joseph Hardcastle died, whilst involved in the changing of the Starboard Dump Chute Latch mechanism, when he was crushed between the leading edge of the Inboard Starboard Flap and the Rear Main Spar, when the trailing edge flaps were retracted. Other engineers involved with the flap retraction were unaware that he was working in that area at the time the direction was given to retract the flaps from 15° to 0°. Three engineers had been tasked to maintain a lookout whilst the the flaps were operated as part of a Starboard Aileron rigging and clearance check associated with a Flight Control System check, but the deceased was not visible in that area, when they last looked. The incident occurred in Hangar 96 at Mascot. (Source: Qantas Accident Report via David Adkins) |
| VH-EBA |
26JUL62
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
28AUG62
|
Operated Singapore-Darwin-Sydney (Capt Cleave Forrester). (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
19SEP62
|
Operated Singapore-Perth-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
26OCT62
|
Operated Singapore-Bangkok-Calcutta-Karachi. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
01NOV62
|
Operated Karachi-Calcutta-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
04NOV62
|
Operated New York-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
19NOV62
|
Operated Cairo-Bahrain-Karachi. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
07JAN63
|
Departed Sydney at 2103 on its first Malta migrant charter |
| VH-EBA |
20JAN63
|
Operated Cairo-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
23JAN63
|
Departed Sydney at 0600 on its first Madrid migrant charter |
| VH-EBA |
24FEB63
|
Departed Sydney at 1001 on its first Hong Kong service |
| VH-EBA |
16APR63
|
Operated London-Athens. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
17APR63
|
Operated Athens-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
27MAY63
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
31MAY63
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
09JUN63
|
Departed Sydney at 1112 on its first Vienna migrant charter |
| VH-EBA |
18JUN63
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
09AUG63
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
13AUG63
|
Departed Sydney at 0850 on its first Army charter to Singapore |
| VH-EBA |
13SEP63
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
14SEP63
|
Photographed
at London Heathrow. |
| VH-EBA |
13OCT63
|
Departed Sydney at 0750 on its first Brussels migrant charter |
| VH-EBA |
17OCT63
|
Operated
Singapore-Bangkok-Calcutta-Karachi by Capt R. Lucas and S/O R. Woodrow.
(Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
18OCT63
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
22NOV63
|
Departed Sydney at 1610 on its first Singapore service |
| VH-EBA |
23DEC63
|
Operated
Sydney-Taipei-Hong Kong by Capt W. Radford and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
23DEC63
|
Operated
Hong Kong-Karachi by Capt G. Halcrow and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
05JAN64
|
Operated London-Istanbul. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
06JAN64
|
Operated Istanbul-Teheran. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
12JAN64
|
Operated
Manila-Sydney by Capt J. Bale and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
17JAN64
|
Operated
Sydney-Perth-Singapore by Capt R. Treadgold and S/O R. Woodrow.
(Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
24JAN64
|
Operated
Karachi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Singapore by Capt R. Treadgold and S/O
R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
30JAN64
|
Training at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
31JAN64
|
Training at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
25FEB64
|
Departed Sydney at 1458 on its first Djakarta service |
| VH-EBA |
03MAR64
|
Operated Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
23MAR64
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
26MAR64
|
Operated
Hong Kong-Manila-Sydney by Capt A. Somerville and S/O R. Woodrow.
(Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
31MAR64
|
Operated Sydney-Djakarta-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
06APR64
|
Operated Honolulu-San Francisco. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
17APR64
|
Operated
Sydney-Manila-Hong Kong by Capt W. Radford and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
20APR64
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
21APR64
|
Operated
Teheran-New Delhi-Bangkok-Singapore by Capt W. Radford and S/O R.
Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
28APR64
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
10JUN64
|
Operated Sydney-Djakarta-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
29JUN64
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
05JUL64
|
Operated Singapore-Delhi. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
06JUL64
|
Operated Delhi-Tehran. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
07JUL64
|
Operated Hong Kong-Darwin-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
11JUL64
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
12JUL64
|
Operated Manila-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
18JUL64
|
Flew Sydney-Melbourne in 38 min 25 sec to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Australian Air Mail service. (Capt Roly Probert) |
| VH-EBA |
23JUL64
|
Operated Hong Kong-Tokyo-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
07AUG64
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Darwin-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
10AUG64
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
02SEP64
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
03SEP64
|
Operated
Cairo-Karachi by Capt W. Gnauck and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
07SEP64
|
Operated
Singapore-Perth-Sydney by Capt W. Gnauck and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
09SEP64
|
Operated Sydney-Djakarta-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
21SEP64
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
25SEP64
|
Operated
Hong Kong-Manila-Sydney by Capt M. Bamman and S/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
09OCT64
|
Operated London-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
10OCT64
|
Operated Cairo-London. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
29OCT64
|
Operated Sydney-Malta. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
30OCT64
|
Operated Malta-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
04NOV64
|
Operated London-Athens-Teheran. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
21NOV64
|
Operated Karachi-Cairo. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
17DEC64
|
Operated
Singapore-Bangkok-New Delhi-Teheran by Capt G. Halcrow and S/O R.
Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
11JAN65
|
Operated Sydney-Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
12JAN65
|
Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
13JAN65
|
Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
14JAN65
|
Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
15JAN65
|
Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
17JAN65
|
Operated Sydney-Manila-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
04FEB65
|
Operated London-Frankfurt-Istanbul-Teheran. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
19FEB65
|
Royal Flight London to Sydney with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. ( Ref: WTW 167) |
| VH-EBA |
20FEB65
|
Arrived Sydney at 0620 on Royal Flight |
| VH-EBA |
16APR65
|
Departed Sydney at 1217 on its first Christchurch service |
| VH-EBA |
19APR65
|
Noted at London, Heathrow. (Source: Alex Walker) |
| VH-EBA |
12MAY65
|
Avalon. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
29MAY65
|
Operated Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
01JUN65
|
Operated Honolulu-Nadi. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
02JUN65
|
Operated Nadi-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
08JUN65
|
Operated Singapore-Bangkok-Calcutta. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
09JUN65
|
Operated Calcutta-Teheran. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
16JUN65
|
Stansted. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
21JUN65
|
Operated Karachi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Singapore. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
22JUN65
|
Operated
Singapore-Sydney by Capt A. Young and F/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
02JUL65
|
Operated
Sydney-Brisbane-Manila-Hong Kong by Capt F. Fox and F/O R. Woodrow.
(Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
10JUL65
|
Operated
Sydney-Singapore by Capt J. Margin and F/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
24NOV65
|
Departed Sydney at 1005 on the inaugural 707 service to Auckland |
| VH-EBA |
03DEC65
|
Operated Hong Kong-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
07DEC65
|
Operated
Singapore-Bangkok-Karachi-Teheran by Capt H. Manley and F/O R. Woodrow.
(Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
13FEB66
|
Operated
Hong Kong-Manila-Sydney by Capt G. Connor and F/O R. Woodrow. (Source: Log Book of Dick Woodrow) |
| VH-EBA |
25FEB66
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
03MAR66
|
Operated New York-London. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
23MAR66
|
Operated Honolulu-Nadi. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
24MAR66
|
Operated Nadi-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
01JUN66
|
Operated Hong Kong-New Delhi-Teheran. (Source: Log Book of John Wilkinson) |
| VH-EBA |
05JUN66
|
Operated Teheran-New Delhi-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of John Wilkinson) |
| VH-EBA |
19JUN66
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of John Wilkinson) |
| VH-EBA |
08JUL66
|
Operated Honolulu-Nadi. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
09JUL66
|
Operated Nadi-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
25AUG66
|
Operated Teheran-New Delhi-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of John Wilkinson) |
| VH-EBA |
14SEP66
|
Operated Nadi-Honolulu. (Source: Log Book of David Currie) |
| VH-EBA |
13OCT66
|
Operated Sydney-Manila-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of David Currie) |
| VH-EBA |
27OCT66
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
28OCT66
|
Operated Brisbane-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
14NOV66
|
Operated London-New York. (Source: Log Book of David Currie) |
| VH-EBA |
10JAN67
|
Operated training flights at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
11FEB67
|
Operated San Francisco-Honolulu. (Source: Log Book of William Edwards) |
| VH-EBA |
15FEB67
|
Operated Singapore-Perth-Sydney (Capt Harry Shaw). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
17FEB67
|
Operated Sydney-Brisbane-Manila-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
19FEB67
|
Operated Teheran-New Delhi-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of David Currie) |
| VH-EBA |
02MAR67
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane-Sydney (Capt Roger Wilson). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
16MAR67
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
17MAR67
|
Operated Brisbane-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
06APR67
|
Operated Hong Kong-New Delhi. (Source: Log Book of David Currie) |
| VH-EBA |
18APR67
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
19APR67
|
Operated Brisbane-Sydney. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
26APR67
|
Operated Sydney-Brisbane-Manila-Hong Kong. (Source: Log Book of Howard Morris) |
| VH-EBA |
27APR67
|
Operated London-Amsterdam-Athens-Teheran (Capt Ralph Bruce). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
09MAY67
|
Operated training flights at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
10MAY67
|
Operated training flights at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
11MAY67
|
Operated Sydney-Darwin-Hong Kong (Capt Bert Yates). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
15MAY67
|
Operated Sydney-Avalon for training. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
16MAY67
|
Operated training flights at Avalon under the command of Dick Lucas. (Source: Log Book of Bill Robbie) |
| VH-EBA |
16MAY67
|
John Ellis underwent his F/O endorsement at Avalon with Capt Ross Horne. He then had to wait six weeks for suitable cross-winds at Avalon to complete his endorsement (see 13JUL67). At the time it was a record waiting for cross-winds. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
18MAY67
|
Operated training flights at Avalon. (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
08JUN67
|
Operated Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane-Sydney (Capt Bill Selwyn). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
27JUN67
|
Operated London-Rome-Istanbul-Teheran (Capt Ian Wyndham). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
13JUL67
|
Operated cross-wind training flights at Avalon (Capt Rod McAlpine). (Source: Log Book of John Ellis) |
| VH-EBA |
16JUL67
|
Operated Singapore-Kuala Lumpur-Colombo-Teheran (Capt Keith McKnight). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
13AUG67
|
Operated San Francisco-Honolulu (Capt Gordon McRae). (Source: Log Book of S/O Graeme Cant) |
| VH-EBA |
25AUG67
|
Departed Sydney at 1011 on its last Qantas service (to Auckland) |
| VH-EBA |
27SEP67
|
Test
flown (1:55) after Block A overhaul, reweigh and compass swing.
Aircraft awaiting sales determination. (Source: Production Planning
Sheet September 1967) |
| VH-EBA |
31OCT67
|
Struck off Australian Register. (TT: 25373:00) |
| CF-PWV |
03NOV67
|
Departed
Sydney as CF-PWV on delivery to Pacific Western Airlines. (Source:
Production Planning Sheet November 1967)
|
| CF-PWV |
03NOV67
|
Sold
to Pacific Western Airlines (Fleet # 773) |
| CF-PWV |
23NOV67
|
H.W. 'Bill' Strangward flew with Pacific Western Airlines as a Flight Engineer Officer on CF-PWV from 23NOV67 to 15APR68. A PDF summary of his log book can be downloaded here. |
| CF-PWV |
28MAY73
|
Noted at London, Gatwick. (Source: Alex Walker) |
| C-FPWV |
01JAN74
|
Presentation
of Canadian registrations changed |
| C-FPWV |
JUN76
|
Photographed
at Paris in revised Pacific Western Airlines livery |
| C-FPWV |
MAY78
|
Photographed
at Vancouver |
| C-FPWV |
SEP78
|
Withdrawn from service and stored at Vancouver |
| C-FPWV |
19OCT78
|
Sold to Tiger Air for executive conversion |
| N112TA |
OCT78
|
Proposed registration not taken up |
| N138TA |
25OCT78
|
Registered to Tiger Air |
| N138TA |
04JUN81
|
Participated
in Paris Air Show at Le Bourget as exhibit No 96. |
| N138TA |
16OCT83
|
Sold to Airmark Corp (AL206/14) |
| N138TA |
23MAY84
|
Noted at Tramco, Everett (AL211/13) |
| N220AM |
06JUL84
|
The "Victory Tour" by The Jacksons pop group (including
Michael Jackson) commenced in Kansas City. In all there were 55
concerts in the USA and Canada and at the time, the tour was the
highest grossing tour in history. N220AM was used at various times
although it is not known if the aircraft carried the group to every
venue. The tour concluded in Los Angeles on 09DEC84. (Source: http://www.ukmix.org) Michael Jackson also used the former VH-EBB as N138SR in SEP96. |
| N220AM |
SEP84
|
Re-registered
to Airmark Corp (AL215/13) |
| N220AM |
16SEP84
|
Noted
at Montreal (AL215/13). This date corresponds with an appearance by The Jacksons on their "Victory Tour". |
| N220AM |
NOV84
|
Noted at Vancouver carrying The Jacksons on their "Victory Tour". |
| N220AM |
JAN86
|
Registered to Community Transport Inc, San Antonio TX (AL232/9) |
| N138MJ |
OCT86
|
Re-registered
to Community Transport Inc, San Antonio TX (AL241/13) The registration implies use or ownership by Michael Jackson but the dates do not correspond with any of his known tour dates. |
| N138MJ |
31AUG87
|
Noted at Heathrow (AL251/11) |
| HZ-123 |
17SEP87
|
Noted
at Heathrow having been sold to the Royal Saudi Air Force (AL251/11) Aircraft is used by Prince Bandar, Saudi Ambassador to the USA. It replaces Boeing 727 Selcal AC-GJ
|
| 17696 |
27OCT90
|
Noted at Heathrow carrying its c/n 17696 in place of the registration on the tail. Also carrying small Samair titles near the front port door. (AL289/12) |
| HZ-123 |
31OCT90
|
Reverted to HZ-123 (AL289/12) |
| HZ-123 |
FEB92
|
Photographed
at London, Heathrow. |
| HZ-123 |
30SEP99
|
Noted stored at Southend (AL395/25) |
| HZ-123 |
22JUL00
|
Noted undergoing maintenance in the Heavylift hangar at Southend (AL405/24) |
| HZ-123 |
29OCT00
|
Rolled out at Southend in a new white livery with the Saudi flag and registration on the tail (AL408/25) |
| HZ-123 |
17DEC00
|
Noted parked at Southend on apron end of taxyway B (AL410/22) |
| HZ-123 |
OCT03
|
Photographed
in storage at Southend.
|
| HZ-123 |
09OCT05
|
Photographed
in storage at Southend. |
| HZ-123 |
28JUN06
|
Purchased by the Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd. |
| HZ-123 |
30JUN06
|
The registration was removed from the aircraft. |
| VH-XBA |
07JUL06
|
Registered to Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd., Longreach, Qld. |
| VH-XBA |
13JUL06
|
The Australian registration was painted on the fin. |
| VH-XBA |
30NOV06
|
The
aircraft performed taxy trials at Southend (4.4 hours).
|
| VH-XBA |
02DEC06
|
The
aircraft departed Southend at approximately 1330 local on its first
test flight (3 hours). The aeroplane returned to Southend at 1559
local.
|
| VH-XBA |
06DEC06
|
The
aircraft departed Southend at 0925 local on its second test flight
(3.5 hours). The aeroplane returned to Southend at 1219 local.
|
| VH-XBA |
08DEC06
|
The
aircraft departed Southend at 0928 local for Dublin.
|
| VH-XBA |
08DEC06
|
The
aircraft arrived at Dublin at 1045 local.
|
| VH-XBA |
08DEC06
|
The
aircraft arrived at Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia at 1748 local.
|
| VH-XBA |
09DEC06
|
The aircraft arrived at Bermuda at 1352 local. |
| VH-XBA |
10DEC06
|
The aircraft arrived at Orlando at 1217 local. |
| VH-XBA |
11DEC06
|
The aircraft arrived at Los Angeles at 1358 local. |
| VH-XBA |
12DEC06
|
The aircraft arrived at Honolulu at 1418 local. |