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VH-EBR
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VH-EBR |
18954 |
City of Wollongong |
| VH-EBR |
03NOV65
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Rolled out as 707-338C "City of Wollongong" |
| VH-EBR |
09DEC65
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First flown |
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28DEC65
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Accepted by Qantas |
| VH-EBR |
30DEC65
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. Departed Seattle at 1115 for modifications at Lockheed Aircraft Service, Ontario, California. Flight time 2 hrs 10 mins. Captain A.A.E. Yates |
| VH-EBR |
01FEB66
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Returned to Qantas. (TT:5:38) |
| VH-EBR |
03FEB66
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Departed Ontario at 1640 for San Francisco, Honolulu and Sydney. Captain A.A.E. Yates |
| VH-EBR |
05FEB66
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Arrived Sydney at 1618. (TT:24:10) |
| VH-EBR |
08FEB66
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Departed Sydney at 1747 for crew training at Avalon |
| VH-EBR |
12FEB66
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Departed Sydney at 1200 on its first service (to London via the Kangaroo Route) |
| VH-EBR |
07MAR66
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Departed Sydney at 0830 on a proving flight to South Africa |
| VH-EBR |
09MAR66
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Flew from Mauritius to Sydney in 10 hrs 4 mins. Captain Ron (Torchy) Uren |
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01AUG67
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Dual Doppler fitted |
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06AUG67
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Returned to service |
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FEB72
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05FEB72
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Collided with tug at Melbourne after towbar sheared. |
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29MAY74
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Departed Sydney at 1700 on its last service (QF500 a freighter to San Francisco) |
| VH-EBR |
31MAY74
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Arrived Sydney from San Francisco as QF501 with 12 pallets. (TT:28261:00 Landings: 11311) |
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10JUN74
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Struck off Australian Register |
| 9M-ATR |
28JUN74
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Sold to Malaysian Airline System, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and re-registered |
| 9M-ATR |
29JUN74
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Departed Sydney at 1000 on delivery to Malaysian Airline System |
| 9M-MCR |
29SEP75
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Re-registered
to MAS. |
| 6O-SBN |
29FEB80
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Sold to Somali Airlines |
| 6O-SBN |
12MAR80
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Delivered to Somali Airlines ex Kuala Lumpur |
| 6O-SBN |
14MAR80
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Arrived
Hamburg in Somali Airlines livery for overhaul. |
| 6O-SBN |
18APR80
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Departed Hamburg for Mogadishu |
| 6O-SBN |
24NOV84
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En route Mogadishu to Jeddah the aircraft was hijacked to Addis Ababa. Hijackers surrendered and aircraft released on 27NOV84 |
| 6O-SBN |
25JAN85
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Arrived Hamburg (AL223/18) |
| 6O-SBN |
15MAR85
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Sold to Jet Avionics System, Miami (AL221/14) |
| 6O-SBN |
21MAR85
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Ferried Hamburg to Stansted (AL223/18) |
| 6O-SBN |
07APR85
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Noted parked at Stansted in full Somali colours (AL222/17) |
| 6O-SBN |
APR85
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Sold to Omega Air (AL223/18) |
| G-BMJE |
18NOV85
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Registered to Omega Air Ltd (AL229/11) |
| N449J |
18NOV85
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Re-registered (same day) to Omega Air (AL229/11) |
| N449J |
21NOV85
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Noted at Miami in full Somali livery leased to Florida West Airlines (AL230/10) |
| N449J |
25NOV85
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Sold to Boeing Military Co (AL230/10) |
| N449J |
JAN86
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Registration cancelled |
| N449J |
11JAN86
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Noted
at Davis Monthan. |
| N449J |
21FEB92
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Noted
in the National Aircraft yard at Tucson, extensively parted out
with nose removed (AL306/12). |
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This summary was developed for the Qantas Foundation Memorial by Ron
Cuskelly
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Issue
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Remarks
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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) 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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