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VH-EAG
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VH-EAG |
19627 |
City
of Hobart |
| VH-EAG |
02APR68
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Rolled out as 707-338C |
| VH-EAG |
30APR68
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First flown |
| VH-EAG |
11MAY68
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Handed over to Qantas as "City of Hobart" |
| VH-EAG |
16MAY68
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Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd. |
| VH-EAG |
16MAY68
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Departed
Seattle on delivery to Sydney via Honolulu as QF051.D.142 (STD 1700Z) Operating Crew: Captain C.G. Fox Captain L.W. Clark Second Officer M.Q. Blackley (HNL/SYD only) Navigation Officer R. Chilvers Navigation Officer W.B. Short (HNL/SYD only) Flight Engineer E.W. Fargas Flight Steward R.C. Curley (Source: Planning Notice XP.098/68 of 09MAY68 supplied by retired FSD Russ Curley) |
| VH-EAG |
18MAY68
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Arrived Sydney at 1538. (TT: 24:14) |
| VH-EAG |
11JUN68
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First B707 to land at Melbourne, Tullamarine Airport. Operated publicity and courtesy flights. Captain D. Harden |
| VH-EAG |
23JUN68
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Departed Sydney at 0759 for Brisbane, Auckland and Sydney on its first service. |
| VH-EAG |
05MAY70
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Photographed
departing the Sydney International Terminal two days after its opening.
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| VH-EAG |
JUL72
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Photographed
at Munich. |
| VH-EAG |
30MAY73
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Formation
photo flight on B747 (1:38) (Source: Log book of Capt Jock Ross) The B747 is not identified. |
| VH-EAG |
27MAR74
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EAG |
22FEB74
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Renamed "Alice Springs" |
| VH-EAG |
27DEC74
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Operated a Cyclone Tracy relief flight from Darwin with 271 evacuees |
| VH-EAG |
29DEC74
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Operated a Cyclone Tracy relief flight from Darwin with 226 evacuees |
| VH-EAG |
25NOV76
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EAG |
15JAN78
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Photographed
at Brisbane. |
| VH-EAG |
02FEB79
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Operated
the last B707 service through Brisbane (QF95/QF96 SYD/BNE/POM/BNE/SYD)
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| VH-EAG |
13FEB79
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Operated an Antarctic flight out of Adelaide. |
| VH-EAG |
02MAR79
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EAG |
24MAR79
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Operated the last B707 service to Christchurch. |
| VH-EAG |
25MAR79
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Departed
Sydney at 1100 as QF50 to Auckland on the last scheduled Qantas
B707 service. Captains P. Oakley and G. Molloy.
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| VH-EAG |
25MAR79
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Departed Sydney at 2115 on a special one hour charter flight under the command of Captain John Blair. |
| VH-EAG |
26MAR79
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Operated the QF16 service from Sydney to Melbourne with 104 pax stranded by an ATC strike. The return QF16P from Melbourne to Sydney was the very last Qantas Boeing 707 flight (with only 4 passengers - a family of BA staff!). Departed Melbourne at 0916K under the command of Captain A. Wickes |
| VH-EAG |
30MAR79
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Struck off Australian Register on sale to RAAF. (TT:38013 Landings: 14498) |
| A20-627 |
07APR79
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Rolled
out at Mascot in basic Qantas colours but with RAAF roundels applied.
Call-sign VM-NUR.
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| A20-627 |
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Named "Windsor Town". |
| A20-627 |
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Modified
as a tanker.
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| A20-627 |
22DEC79
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Photographed
at Brisbane. |
| A20-627 |
06OCT82
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Arrived Brisbane from London at 16:00 as "Regal One" with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on 09OCT82. (The opening ceremony on 30SEP was performed by the Duke of Edinburgh). The aircraft departed for Richmond at 17:11. |
| A20-627 |
09OCT82
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Arrived Brisbane from Richmond at 14:00 and departed for Canberra at 17:45 as "Regal One" with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |
| A20-627 |
21FEB01
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Withdrawn from service at Richmond and used for parts. (TT:50234.7 / RAAF:12175.1) |
| A20-627 |
20NOV09
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The
aircraft was dismantled at Richmond. The forward fuselage (back
to the leading edge of the wing) will be preserved in the RAAF Museum
at Point Cook. Earlier, the fin and rudder were removed for display
at the Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach. |
| A20-627 |
22MAY10
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The
fin and rudder were photographed on a trailer at Mascot pending
delivery to the Qantas Founders Outback Museum at Longreach.
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| A20-627 |
SEP11
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The forward fuselage will now be going to HARS at Albion Park. (Source: HARS) |
| A20-627 |
06JUN15
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Confirmed by HARS that the forward fuselage will be gifted by the Defence Dept to HARS for preservation. It was also reported that the remainder of the fuselage went to Holsworthy Barracks for anti-terrorist training. (Source: HARS) |
| A20-627 |
23JUL15
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The forward fuselage was delivered to HARS at Albion Park. Reportedly the aircraft will be displayed in Qantas colours on one side and RAAF colours on the other. |
| A20-627 |
14NOV22
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The
forward fuselage was photographed at HARS Albion Park. |
FURTHER READING ON THE RAAF 707s |
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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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18NOV22
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Added a recent image thanks to Phil Vabre. |
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15
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16FEB22
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Added an image of VH-EAG at Munich in JUL72 thanks to Stefan Röhrich. |
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14
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01AUG20
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Added
two images thanks to Peter Gates. Image
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13
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16NOV19
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Added a reference to a formation photo flight with a B747 on 30MAY73 from the log book of Capt Jock Ross. Thanks to Greg Weir. |
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12
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02MAY18
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Added three images of the aircraft departing the newly opened Sydney International Terminal on 05MAY70. Thanks to Phil Vabre of the CAHS. |
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11
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14DEC17
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Added a close-up image of the special markings on VH-EAG for her last flight. |
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10
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05NOV16
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Added Royal flights by A20-627 on 06/09OCT82. |
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9
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23JUL15
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The forward fuselage was delivered to HARS at Albion Park. |
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8
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09JUN15
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Confirmation that the forward fuselage will be going to HARS at Albion Park. |
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7
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07OCT14
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Added an image of A20-627 photographed from the Perth Control Tower. Thanks to Geoff Goodall. |
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6
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02OCT11
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The forward fuselage will now be going to HARS at Albion Park. |
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5
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29MAY10
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Added two images of the fin and rudder en route to Longreach. Thanks to David Murphy for the photos. |
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02DEC09
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Added details of the dismantling at Richmond. |
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3
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24JUL08
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Added RAAF date of retirement and hours flown as supplied by 33 Sqn. |
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26DEC06
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Revised date that A20-627 was withdrawn from service. |
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1
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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) 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. |