Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - February 12, 1968

First flown - March 18, 1968

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAD - March 27, 1968

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Melbourne'

Departed Seattle as QF051D on delivery flight - March 27, 1968

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - March 29, 1968

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Christchurch - April 17, 1968

Aircraft was renamed 'City of Newcastle' - May 25, 1971

Aircraft was renamed 'City of Ballarat' - April 16, 1974

Operated the last B-707 service QF641/870 Sydney-Johannesburg-Sydney - December 29, 1976

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Auckland-Sydney - February 4, 1979

Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney

Had flown 37,140:30 hours and 14,618 cycles

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - March 30, 1979

Sold to Royal Australian Air Force becoming A20-624 - April 1, 1979

Departed Sydney after overhaul on delivery to RAAF Richmond - June 1, 1979

Aircraft was named 'Richmond Town' at RAAF Richmond

Converted for use as an aerial tanker

Repainted in RAAF grey livery - December 1998

Had flown a total of 49,431 hours - November 19, 2001

In service with 33 Squadron

Operated final 'Farewell' flight over Sydney - June 30, 2008

Retired from RAAF service at special ceremony at RAAF Richmond - June 30, 2008

Sold to Omega Air, USA

VH-EAD. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Frankfurt Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Collection. 4604-561.)

A20-624. R.A.A.F. - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, November 1979.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 4604-551.)

A20-624. R.A.A.F. - in the original livery with grey underside at Denver Airport, date unknown.

(G. Bennett Collection. 4604-552.)

A20-624. R.A.A.F. - in low-viz livery with special fuselage titles at Brisbane Airport, February 2008.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4604-628.)

A20-624. R.A.A.F. - in low-viz livery with special tail titles at Brisbane Airport, February 2008.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4604-627.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - in the modified 'V-Jet' livery at unknown airport, September 1974.

(Image 4604-230. R. N. Smith Collection)