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VH-EBM
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VH-EBM |
18740 |
City of Launceston |
| VH-EBM |
29JUL64
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Rolled out as 707-138B "City of Launceston" |
| VH-EBM |
01SEP64
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First flown |
| VH-EBM |
10SEP64
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. Departed Seattle on delivery |
| VH-EBM |
12SEP64
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Arrived Sydney at 1928. (TT:20:42) |
| VH-EBM |
02OCT64
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Departed Sydney at 1157 on its first service (a special to Tokyo) |
| VH-EBM |
12NOV64
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Departed Sydney at 2300 on a proving flight on the Fiesta Route via Nadi, Papeete, Acapulco, Mexico City, Nassau, Bermuda, London and return |
| VH-EBM |
26NOV64
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Departed
Sydney at 2259 on the inaugural service on the Fiesta Route: 12,562 miles Flight time 27 hrs 10 mins Total time 45 hrs 20 mins |
| VH-EBM |
08FEB65
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Arrived at Sydney with Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies who had been attending the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in London. (Source: Photos on Picture Australia website) |
| VH-EBM |
c.65
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Photographed
at Brisbane.  |
| VH-EBM |
06MAR65
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On take-off from Perth the right-hand rear axle on the right-hand undercarriage truck broke, leaving the wheel and brake assembly hanging by the torque rod. The aircraft landed safely with no further damage |
| VH-EBM |
29OCT66
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Departed Sydney at 1230 on a VIP flight for the opening of the new terminal in Launceston, Tasmania. The first 707 to visit Tasmania. Sir Hudson Fysh was amongst the passengers |
| VH-EBM |
05JUL67
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Departed Sydney at 1114 on an Air New Zealand charter to Hong Kong |
| VH-EBM |
08NOV67
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Departed Sydney at 0900 on the first of a series of test flights by the ARB for UK certification of the type |
| VH-EBM |
10NOV67
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Departed Sydney at 1111 on the final ARB certification flight |
| VH-EBM |
01APR68
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Departed Sydney at 1858 on its last Qantas service (to London via the Southern Cross route). Stored engineless and all white at Sydney. (TT: 11995:00) |
| N108BN |
07JUN69
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Sold to Braniff International Airways Inc via Regency Income Corp. Re-registered and painted in the blue livery |
| N108BN |
23JUN69
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Struck off the Australian Register as VH-EBM |
| N108BN |
24JUN69
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Departed Sydney at 1000 on delivery to Dallas via Honolulu |
| N108BN |
20OCT73
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Withdrawn from service and stored |
| N108BN |
74
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Traded in to Boeing |
| N108BN |
JAN75
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Registered to Great American Insurance Company by this date |
| N108BN |
SEP75
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Sold to Kirk Kerkorian / Tracy Investments Corp (Tracinda) |
| N108BN |
31OCT75
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Noted at Heathrow in Tracinda colours but no titles |
| N108BN |
28MAR77
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Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Luton, UK after flight from Newark. Owner quoted as Tracinda |
| N108BN |
16SEP77
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Arrived at Luton for overhaul |
| N108BN |
26SEP77
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Sold to TAG Aviation of Saudi Arabia |
| N108BN |
05OCT77
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Rolled out at Luton in full TAG colours |
| N108BN |
18OCT77
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Flown from Luton to Le Bourget |
| N108BN |
NOV77
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Was to be re-registered HZ-AK1 but not taken up |
| N108BN |
24JUL79
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Visited
London, Heathrow in TAG colours. |
| N108BN |
25AUG81
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Withdrawn from use and for sale at Newark by TAG |
| N108BN |
24JUN82
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Noted back in service with TAG operating into Washington-Dulles |
| N108BN |
AUG82
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Registration cancelled (AL205/15) |
| N108BN |
SEP83
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Registered to TAG Aviation Ltd (AL205/15) |
| N108BN |
MAR85
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Registered to TAG Group USA |
| N108BN |
24SEP88
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Noted at Orlando FL for new interior and repaint (AL263/8 & AL265/13) |
| N707XX |
JUL90
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Registered to TAG Aviation Ltd (AL286/11) |
| N707XX |
21DEC90
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Flew from Reykjavik to Paris Le Bourget (AL291/12) |
| N707XX |
13FEB91
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| N707XX |
03MAR94
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Noted stored at Las Vegas (AL329/15) |
| N707XX |
03MAY94
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Noted at Heathrow (AL330/14) |
| N707XX |
29OCT95
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Operated Washington IAD-Shannon-Istanbul. Registered to Aviation Methods. (AL348/14) |
| N707XX |
20MAY98
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Registered to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC (John Travolta) |
| N707XX |
25MAY98
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Sold to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC (AL380/19) |
| N707JT |
13DEC98
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Noted at Phoenix as N707JT (AL386/19) |
| N707JT |
JAN02
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Photographed
in a blue colour scheme.
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| N707JT |
JUN02
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Repainted
in full Qantas V-Jet livery for a Qantas marketing campaign involving
John Travolta.
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| N707JT |
APR07
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Photograph.
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| N707JT |
28MAR07
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Photographed
at Stansted, UK.
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This summary was developed for the Qantas Foundation Memorial by Ron
Cuskelly
Camera icon is linked to a photo.
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Issue
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Remarks
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14OCT06
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Corrected a typo in the date of the charter to Air New Zealand. Changed from 05JUL76 to 05JUL67. |
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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) 3. 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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