N7099. Boeing 707-327C. c/n 19108-511.


Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-327C - June 23, 1966

First flown - July 16, 1966

Delivered to Braniff Airways as N7099 - July 27, 1966

Leased to Qantas Airways - January 1, 1971

This aircraft was not entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register

The registration marks 'VH-EBY' had been reserved but were not taken up

Was operated as a freighter in a modified Qantas V-Jet livery

Departed Dallas on delivery flight to Sydney via New York - January 2, 1971

Arrived Sydney at 0600 hours - January 5, 1971

Operated its first Qantas Freight service - QF952 Sydney-San Francisco - January 6, 1971

Operated its final Qantas service - QF950 Sydney-New York-Sydney - September 17, 1971

Arrived Sydney at 0755 for overhaul & repainting into Braniff livery - September 20, 1971

Lease to Qantas terminated - September 30, 1971

Departed as QF052D Sydney-Nadi-Oakland-Dallas on delivery - Capt A. Terrell - October 15, 1971

Leased to Trans Mediterranean Airways (T.M.A.) - becoming OD-AFY - October 1, 1972

Sub-leased to Air Afrique - February 26 to March 11, 1993

Aircraft sustained major damage when undercarriage collapsed whilst taxiing at Amsterdam - July 25, 1993

Was not economical to repair - scrapped on site


N7099. Qantas Cargo - in a modified 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, March 1971.

(Image 4604-410. R. N. Smith Photograph)

N7099. Qantas Cargo - in a modified 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

(Image 4604-388. J. Goldfinch Collection)

N7099. Braniff International - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, October 1971.

(Image 4604-326. R. N. Smith Photograph)

OD-AFY. TMA of Lebanon - in the original livery at London's Heathrow Airport, April 1973.

(Image 4604-462. R. N. Smith Collection)

OD-AFY. TMA of Lebanon - in the new livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 1989.

(Image 4604-393. R. N. Smith Collection)

OD-AFY. TMA of Lebanon - in the all-white livery at Amsterdam Airport, June 1993

(Image 4604-392. R. N. Smith Collection)