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VH-EBD
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VH-EBD |
17699 |
City of Brisbane |
| VH-EBD |
11JUN59
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Rolled out as 707-138 |
| VH-EBD |
15JUL59
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First flown |
| VH-EBD |
01AUG59
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Accepted
by Qantas. Boeing delivery date to Qantas (Ref: HAI D20) |
| VH-EBD |
03AUG59
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd |
| VH-EBD |
04AUG59
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Departed Seattle at 0600 on delivery to Sydney |
| VH-EBD |
05AUG59
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Passed
through Heathrow on delivery. Subsequent photos at Karachi and Singapore
confirm that the aeroplane was delivered without name or coat of
arms. Evidently the aeroplane was painted as "City of Brisbane"
sometime between arriving in Sydney and entering service.
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| VH-EBD |
12AUG59
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Arrived Sydney at 2019 |
| VH-EBD |
AUG59
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Photographed
at Avalon during crew training. |
| VH-EBD |
59
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EBD |
14OCT59
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Departed Sydney at 1610 on its first service (to San Francisco) |
| VH-EBD |
16NOV60
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Carried a "Round the World" commemorative airmail from Sydney to London via the Southern Cross route to mark the 40th anniversary of Qantas. The mail originated in Winton. From London the mail was carried to Sydney via the Kangaroo route on VH-EBB. (Ref: PAT 99) |
| VH-EBD |
23AUG61
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During maintenance at Sydney the nose gear retracted, fatally injuring an apprentice |
| VH-EBD |
08OCT61
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Departed Sydney at 1900 on regular service to San Francisco after which it positioned to Seattle for 707-138B conversion |
| VH-EBD |
10OCT61
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Arrived Seattle at 1630 (TT: 6201:53) |
| VH-EBD |
16NOV61
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Test flown for 1 hr 29 mins |
| VH-EBD |
17NOV61
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Returned to Qantas and positioned from Seattle to San Francisco |
| VH-EBD |
18NOV61
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Departed San Francisco on the regular service to Sydney |
| VH-EBD |
20NOV61
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Arrived Sydney at 0715. (TT: 6220:07) |
| VH-EBD |
21NOV61
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Entered paint shop for V-Jet fin and rudder repaint |
| VH-EBD |
23NOV61
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Repaint
completed |
| VH-EBD |
07DEC61
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Departed Sydney at 1100 on the inaugural 707 service to Noumea under the command of Captain Ken Nicholson |
| VH-EBD |
07SEP63
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Departed Sydney at 1653 for Brisbane to operate the inaugural service from Brisbane to Honolulu |
| VH-EBD |
04OCT63
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Departed Sydney at 1615 on the inaugural service to Singapore |
| VH-EBD |
22NOV63
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Departed Sydney at 1955 on the inaugural Papeete service (via Nadi) (Ref: PAT 112) |
| VH-EBD |
24MAY65
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Departed Sydney at 1133 on the inaugural Vienna service |
| VH-EBD |
AUG67
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Photographed
at San Francisco |
| VH-EBD |
19NOV67
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Departed Sydney at 0944 on its last Qantas service (to Vancouver) |
| VH-EBD |
29DEC67
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British Eagle crew training commenced |
| VH-EBD |
05JAN68
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Struck off Australian Register |
| G-AVZZ |
06JAN68
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Registered to British Eagle. Named "Enterprise" |
| G-AVZZ |
08JAN68
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Departed
Sydney at 0735 for crew training at Avalon until 31JAN68 |
| G-AVZZ |
01FEB68
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Departed Sydney at 0905 on delivery to British Eagle |
| G-AVZZ |
03FEB68
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Arrived
Heathrow on delivery in full British Eagle livery |
| G-AVZZ |
FEB68
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Following crew training at Prestwick and Stansted, the aircraft operated a proving flight from Heathrow to Nassau. The aircraft was used on inclusive tour charters from the U.K. to the Caribbean and on inclusive tour flights from London to Alicante, Gerona, Malaga, Palma, Rimini, Rome, Santiago, Split, Tenerife and Venice. (Source: "British Independent Airlines since 1946" p.101 by A.C. Merton Jones) |
| G-AVZZ |
06NOV68
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British Eagle declared bankrupt |
| G-AVZZ |
23JAN69
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Leased to Laker Airways (Leasing) Ltd. |
| G-AVZZ |
03FEB69
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Delivered to Laker Airways at Gatwick. Operated inclusive tour flights in an all-economy 158 seat configuration. Destinations included the Canary Islands and North Africa. (Source: "British Independent Airlines since 1946" pp.257-258 by A.C. Merton Jones) |
| G-AVZZ |
MAR70
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Sub-leased to Nigeria Airways |
| G-AVZZ |
13DEC70
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Sub-leased
to International Caribbean Airways of Barbados which had been formed
in September 1970. The company was owned 51% by the Government of
Barbados and 49% by Laker Airways (International) Limited. Operated
a weekly scheduled low cost service between Luxembourg and Barbados.
Gatwick was added to the route in December 1971 and by 1976 the
route was flown four times weekly. (Source: "British Independent
Airlines since 1946" pp.257-258 by A.C. Merton Jones).
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| G-AVZZ |
28MAY77
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Slightly damaged by ground power unit at Gatwick |
| G-AVZZ |
19APR78
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Photographed
at Basel, Switzerland. |
| G-AVZZ |
03NOV78
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Stored at Gatwick with titles removed |
| N500JJ |
08DEC78
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Delivered from Gatwick to Maxton, North Carolina on sale to Charlotte Aircraft. Sold to IASCO same day |
| N500JJ |
14NOV79
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Sunnyside Holdings Inc, New York |
| N500JJ |
08DEC79
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Noted at Orlando, Florida awaiting refurbishing by Page Airways. Still in Laker livery without titles |
| N500JJ |
07JUN80
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Noted at Orlando |
| N500JJ |
13JUN80
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Noted
at Paris, Le Bourget. Reportedly for use by Sheikh A. M. Baroom.
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| N500JJ |
NOV81
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Parked at Le Bourget in basic Laker livery |
| N500JJ |
JUL83
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Scrapped at Paris, Le Bourget (AL224/15) |
Camera icon is linked to a photo.
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Issue
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Remarks
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5
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10AUG22
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Added an image of VH-EBD thanks Eric Allen. |
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4
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16AUG19
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Added a photo of VH-EBD at Heathrow soon after repainting in the V-Jet livery thanks to Peter Gates. |
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08MAY12
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Added a photo of G-AVZZ during British Eagle crew training at Avalon in January 1968. Thanks to Michael Philpott. |
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05JAN07
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Photographic evidence indicates that the aeroplane was delivered without name or coat of arms. |
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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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These sources are gratefully acknowledged. |