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VH-EBO
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VH-EBO |
18809 |
City of Townsville |
| VH-EBO |
11JAN65
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Rolled out as 707-338C "City of Townsville" |
| VH-EBO |
15FEB65
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First flown |
| VH-EBO |
05MAR65
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd |
| VH-EBO |
06MAR65
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Accepted by Qantas and departed for San Francisco on delivery |
| VH-EBO |
07MAR65
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Departed San Francisco at 2242 for Sydney direct. The first commercial direct flight. Flight time 14 hrs 32 mins. Captains A.A.E. Yates, A. Morris, C.G. Morris and K. Nicholson. |
| VH-EBO |
09MAR65
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Arrived Sydney at 1317 (TT:27:34) |
| VH-EBO |
25MAR65
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Departed Sydney at 1217 for crew training at Avalon |
| VH-EBO |
29MAR65
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Departed Sydney at 1216 on the inaugural 338C service (to London via the Kangaroo Route). Captain Ken Nicholson |
| VH-EBO |
29DEC65
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Departed Sydney at 1001 on the inaugural 338C service to Auckland |
| VH-EBO |
17JUL67
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Fitted with Sat Com antenna |
| VH-EBO |
21JUL67
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Returned to service |
| VH-EBO |
28DEC67
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Departed Sydney at 1228 on a special flight to Darwin to relieve BOAC B707 G-APFH which was u/s with a flap problem |
| VH-EBO |
30OCT71
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Photographed
at Brisbane.  |
| VH-EBO |
27SEP72
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Departed Sydney at 1100 on its last Qantas service, QF278 to Hong Kong |
| VH-EBO |
29SEP72
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Arrived in Sydney as QF728 from Singapore and Brisbane |
| VH-EBO |
16NOV72
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Struck off Australian Register (TT:25250:25) |
| VH-PTE |
17NOV72
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Departed Sydney at 1000 on a test/acceptance flight under a "trade plate" registration |
| 9V-BFN |
18NOV72
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Sold to Singapore Airlines |
| 9V-BFN |
20NOV72
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Departed Sydney at 1400 on delivery to Singapore in full Singapore Airlines livery with a Qantas crew. (Captain D. McKinlay) |
| 9V-BFN |
15FEB75
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No 3 engine exploded on take-off from Singapore for Hong Kong. (Ref: HAI I7) |
| 9V-BFN |
77
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Converted
to freighter. |
| A6-GZA |
APR80
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Leased to Aerogulf, Dubai |
| 9V-BFN |
80
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Returned to Singapore Airlines |
| 9V-BFN |
20FEB81
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Arrived Miami on delivery to International Air Leases |
| 9V-BFN |
28FEB81
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Cancelled from Singapore Register |
| N4225J |
09MAR81
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Registered
to International Air Leases |
| N4225J |
29MAR81
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Entered service with TAMPA, Colombia ex Miami |
| N4225J |
07MAY81
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Returned to International Air Leases. |
| N4225J |
15MAY81
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Repainted
in Arrow Air colours at Miami and named "Miss Kentucky".
Fleet Number 809 |
| N4225J |
28MAY81
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Entered service on cargo charters from Miami to South America |
| 5N-ARQ |
26OCT83
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Repainted as 5N-ARQ at Miami (AL208/15) |
| 5N-ARQ |
29OCT83
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Departed Miami on delivery to RN Cargo. (AL208/15) |
| 5N-ARQ |
23NOV83
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Noted at Gatwick with RN Cargo Nigeria (AL207/16) |
| 5N-ARQ |
31JAN84
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Noted at Lasham, UK with GAS Air Cargo titles (AL209/13) |
| 5N-ARQ |
01MAR84
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Noted
at Amsterdam with GAS Air Cargo titles (AL209/13) |
| 5N-ARQ |
24JUL84
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Noted at Amsterdam with GAS Air Cargo titles (AL214/2) |
| 5N-ARQ |
19APR86
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Noted at Gatwick, UK with GAS Air Cargo titles |
| 5N-ARQ |
APR87
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Noted
with GAS Air Cargo titles and an unidentified blue logo. |
| 5N-ARQ |
01FEB88
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Noted
at Heathrow with Das Air Cargo (AL255/12) Aircraft had been under charter by GAS Air Cargo from Dairo Air Services (DAS) (AL257/9) |
| 5N-ARQ |
06FEB90
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Made an emergency landing at Alice Springs. Subsequently the #1 engine was changed. Aircraft carried "chartered by Alitalia" stickers. (Source: South Australian Air Journal, Vol. 18 No. 4, Jan-Mar 1990) |
| 5N-ARQ |
09APR90
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Photographed
at Singapore. |
| 5N-ARQ |
27MAR92
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Operated
from Rotterdam to London with a temporary "City of Townsville"
sticker on the starboard side of the nose. The commemoration was
arranged by enthusiast Bert van Drunick who travelled on the aircraft.
The sticker was removed after arrival at London. |
| 5N-ARQ |
18NOV98
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Noted at Ostend in Das Air livery with additional LAC (Lignes Aeriennes Congolaise) titles (AL386/19) |
| 5N-ARQ |
18MAY99
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Noted at Ostend in Das Air livery with LAC titles removed (AL391/21) |
| 5N-ARQ |
09AUG99
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Rolled out at Southend in Allied Airlines livery (AL394/22) |
| 5N-ARQ |
10AUG99
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Ferried to Ostend using a DAS Air call-sign (AL394/22) |
| 5N-ARQ |
03OCT99
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Noted
at Rotterdam with Allied Air titles (AL398/18). |
| 5N-ARQ |
05SEP00
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Noted at Manston, reportedly unlikely to fly again (AL407/21) |
| 5N-ARQ |
14JAN01
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Noted at Manston in Allied Air markings with at least two engines removed |
| 5N-ARQ |
-
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Broken up at Manston |
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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15FEB20
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Added an image of 5N-ARQ in April 1987 thanks to Peter Gates. |
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05JUN14
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Added a reference to an emergency landing at Alice Springs on 06FEB90. |
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03NOV06
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Added a reference to the aircraft being renamed "City of Townsville" for one day only on 27MAR92. |
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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. |