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VH-EBC
| VH-EBC |
17698
44 44 503 |
City
of Melbourne City of Canberra |
| VH-EBC |
27APR59
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Rolled out as 707-138. Planned name “City of Melbourne”. |
| VH-EBC |
08JUN59
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First flown |
| VH-EBC |
06JUL59
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Registered
to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd and accepted by Qantas. (TT: 9:35) Boeing delivery date to Qantas (Ref: HAI D20) |
| VH-EBC |
07JUL59
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Departed Seattle on delivery flight |
| VH-EBC |
09JUL59
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Arrived Sydney at 1638. No 4 pod strike on arrival. (TT: 20:00) |
| VH-EBC |
29JUL59
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Departed
Sydney at 1535 on the inaugural Qantas 707 service, Flight Number
EM774/775-001 to Nadi, Honolulu and San Francisco. Flying time Sydney
to San Francisco was 14 hours 57 minutes - a commercial record.
The aircraft was renamed "City of Canberra" for the inaugural
flight and subsequently retained this name. Operating Crew: Commander: Capt I.D.V. Ralfe First Officer: Capt R.F. Uren Second Officer: Capt C.G. Fox Navigation Officer R.G. Goodwin Engineer Officer K.D. Stark Flight Steward H. Smith Flight Steward J. Brown Flight Steward B. Slater Flight Steward G. Sweeney Flight Steward E. Duker Flight Hostess E. Wright Supernumerary: F/O J.P. Theobald Supernumerary: N/O R.R. Sherwin Supernumerary: E/O D.S. Moorhouse (Crew names sourced from "Wings to the World" p.161) 
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| VH-EBC |
16AUG59
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While operating from San Francisco to Sydney (via Honolulu and Nadi) VH-EBC diverted to Brisbane because of crosswinds in Sydney. Read the full story The Day the Qantas 707 Fleet Diverted to Brisbane |
| VH-EBC |
AUG59
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Photographed
at Sydney |
| VH-EBC |
SEP59
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Photographed
at Honolulu |
| VH-EBC |
19OCT59
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Departed Sydney at 0900 on a proving flight to London via the Kangaroo Route. |
| VH-EBC |
24OCT59
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Returned
to Sydney at 0823 |
| VH-EBC |
14AUG60
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EBC |
29SEP61
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Departed Sydney at 0900 on regular service to San Francisco after which it positioned to Seattle for conversion to 707-138B |
| VH-EBC |
30SEP61
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Arrived Seattle at 0955 (TT: 6819:49) |
| VH-EBC |
02OCT61
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Returned to Boeing |
| VH-EBC |
07NOV61
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Test flown for 2 hrs 5 mins |
| VH-EBC |
08NOV61
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Returned to Qantas |
| VH-EBC |
09NOV61
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Departed Seattle at 0422 on return to Sydney |
| VH-EBC |
11NOV61
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Arrived Sydney at 0730. (TT: 6838:19) |
| VH-EBC |
17NOV61
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Entered Block C overhaul during which fin and rudder were repainted in V-Jet livery. |
| VH-EBC |
17DEC61
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Rolled
out after overhaul |
| VH-EBC |
04SEP65
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Operated the inaugural service from Sydney to London via Kuala Lumpur (Ref: PAT 124) |
| VH-EBC |
29JAN67
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Departed Sydney at 1200 on its last Qantas service (to London via Kangaroo Route). |
| VH-EBC |
21MAR67
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Struck off Australian Register |
| N791SA |
01APR67
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Sold
to Seymour R. Gross of Chicago, entered on the US Register and leased
to Standard Airways. (TT: 23213:00 Landings: 10842) |
| N791SA |
04APR67
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Departed
Sydney at 0841 on delivery to Standard Airways |
| N791SA |
MAY67
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Leased to Sudflug of Germany for the summer |
| N791SA |
01OCT67
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Leased
to Canadian Pacific and operated in full CPA livery as "Empress
of Sydney". |
| N791SA |
07FEB68
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At
0607 over-ran the runway on landing at Vancouver in fog and crashed
into a building killing 2 and injuring 18. The aircraft was written
off. (TT: 26712:00) Subsequently the wreckage was sold to a North
Carolina aircraft salvage company.
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Camera icon is linked to a photo.
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks
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16OCT22
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Added an image of VH-EBC thanks to Eric Allen. |
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10AUG22
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Added an image of VH-EBC thanks to Eric Allen. |
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31MAY20
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Added an image of N791SA thanks to Eric Allen. |
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28JAN18
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Added a link to the crash report. |
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6
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22SEP17
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Added an image of the aircraft prior to the departure of the inaugural service on 29JUL59. |
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5
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22APR14
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Added an image of the aircraft in Standard Airways livery. |
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4
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27JUN10
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Revised the entry regarding the diversion to Brisbane on 16AUG59. |
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12MAY10
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Added more detail to the entry regarding the diversion to Brisbane on 16AUG59. |
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08AUG09
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Corrected the flight number of the inaugural service on 29JUL59 to EM774. The return flight was EM775. |
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27JUL06
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Created individual page for this aircraft. Archived Updates for combined B707-138B 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. |