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N7099
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Leased
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N7099 |
19108 |
Not named |
| N7099 |
23JUN66
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Rolled out as 707-327C |
| N7099 |
16JUL66
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First flown |
| N7099 |
27JUL66
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Delivered to Braniff International. Painted in the dark blue livery |
| N7099 |
01JAN71
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Leased
to Qantas as a pure freighter. Retained US registration but carried
Qantas V-Jet livery with minor variations; undersurfaces were painted
light grey, fuselage titles read "Qantas Cargo" and the
radome was black. Registration VH-EBY was reserved but the aircraft
retained its US registration for the entire lease. Qantas tech crews
were issued with FAA licences for the operation of this aircraft.
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| N7099 |
02JAN71
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Departed Dallas at 0233 for New York |
| N7099 |
05JAN71
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Arrived Sydney at 0600. (TT:21004:00) |
| N7099 |
06JAN71
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Departed Sydney at 2101 as QF952 on its first service (to San Francisco) |
| N7099 |
08JAN71
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Departed Sydney at 1828 as QF950 on its first service to New York |
| N7099 |
11JAN71
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Departed Sydney at 1700 as QF951 to Melbourne, thence Avalon |
| N7099 |
19FEB71
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Departed Sydney at 1625 on its first service to New York via Noumea |
| N7099 |
23FEB71
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Departed Sydney at 0630 as QF982, a horse charter to Auckland, San Francisco and New York |
| N7099 |
MAR71
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| N7099 |
30APR71
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| N7099 |
17SEP71
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Departed Sydney at 1630 as QF950 on its last Qantas service (to New York) |
| N7099 |
20SEP71
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Returned
to Sydney at 0755 for overhaul and repaint in Braniff two tone blue
colour scheme.
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| N7099 |
30SEP71
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Lease to Qantas terminated |
| N7099 |
15OCT71
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Departed Sydney at 2300 as QF052D on delivery to Braniff via Nadi, Oakland and Dallas. Captain Alan Terrell |
| N7099 |
16OCT71
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Arrived in Dallas |
| OD-AFY |
01OCT72
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Leased
to Trans Mediterranean Airways, Beirut, Lebanon
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| OD-AFY |
26FEB93
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To Air Afrique |
| OD-AFY |
11MAR93
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Returned
to TMA |
| OD-AFY |
26JUL93
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While taxying to the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol as flight TL172 for Beirut, the crew heard a loud bang. They taxied back to the stand where major damage was found in the wing primary structure. The aircraft was subsequently broken up. (Date previously recorded as 25JUL93) (Source: Frank Knottenbeld) |
| OD-AFY |
SEP93
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The
aircraft was broken up at Amsterdam.
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| OD-AFY |
21FEB03
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The
nose section was sighted at Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands. It
is intended that the nose section will be sunk as a dive wreck in
a lake near Tiel in the Netherlands. (Source: Frank Knottenbeld)
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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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6
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01DEC20
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Added an image of the aircraft in Qantas Cargo colours. Thanks to Eric Allen. |
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5
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04MAR15
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Added an image of the aircraft in Qantas Cargo colours. Thanks to Peter Gates. |
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4
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22APR14
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Added two more images of the aircraft being broken up at Amsterdam. |
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26MAY13
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Added an image of the aircraft being broken up at Amsterdam. |
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2
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03FEB07
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Added further detail of the aircraft's demise and subsequent disposition. Thanks to Frank Knottenbeld. |
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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. |