Boeing 707-138 VH-EBC City of Canberra about to depart from Sydney
on 29 July 1959 on the inaugural Qantas 707 service, Flight Number EM774-001
to Nadi, Honolulu and San Francisco. In his book Wings to the World,
Sir Hudson Fysh mentions that the aircraft was christened with the cutting
of a ribbon by Mrs Paltridge, wife of the Minister for Civil Aviation,
Senator Shane Paltridge. Note the markings under the radome, "C"
being the last letter of the registration VH-EBC and the "3"
indicating that it is the 3rd 707 in the fleet.
Picture: Qantas Heritage Collection |