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


Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - June 23, 1966

First flown as N7099 - July 16, 1966

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N7099 - July 1966

Registered to Braniff International Airways

Accepted by Braniff Airways at Seattle - 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 conclusion of delivery flight at 0600 hours - January 5, 1971

Operated first Qantas Cargo service Sydney-San Francisco as QF952 - January 6, 1971

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

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

Lease to Qantas terminated - September 30, 1971

Departed Sydney on delivery flight to U.S.A. as QF052D (Capt A. Terrell) - October 15, 1971

Delivery route: Sydney-Nadi-Oakland-Dallas Fort Worth

Leased to Trans Mediterranean Airways (T.M.A.), Beirut, Labanon - October 1, 1972

Entered onto the Lebanese Aircraft Register as OD-AFY

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

Aircraft sustained major damage when undercarriage collapsed whilst taxiing at Amsterdam - July 26, 1993

Was operating service Amsterdam-Beirut as TL172

On inspection major damage to wing primary structure had occured

Was not economical to repair and scrapped on site

Nose section was sighted at Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands - February 21, 2003

Was intended to sink this section in a lake near Tiel as a dive wreck


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

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

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

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

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

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

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