Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - July 8, 1968

First flown - August 12, 1968

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAI - August 22, 1968

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Darwin'

Departed Seattle on delivery via Honolulu - August 22, 1968

Arrived Sydney at 1604 hours - August 25, 1968

Operated its first Qantas service - Sydney-San Francisco - September 9, 1968

Aircraft was renamed 'Kalgoorlie' - April 16, 1974

Operated its final Qantas service - Sydney-Hong Kong - November 6, 1975

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 7, 1975

Had flown 26,568 hours and 9,323 cycles

Sold to British Caledonian - becoming G-BDLM - November 8, 1975

Aircraft was named 'County of Lanark'

Departed Sydney for Hong Kong to be overhaulled - November 9, 1975

Aircraft was renamed 'Loch Fyne'

Sold to Worldways Canada - becoming C-GGAB - January 20, 1982

Operated its final Worldways service - Acapulco-Toronto - May 2, 1983

Sold to Royal Australian Air Force - becoming A20-629 - June 17, 1983

Departed Toronto on delivery to RAAF - routing via Hickam AFB, Hawaii - June 18, 1983

Delivered in basic Worldways livery, white tail, RAAF titles & roundels

Arrived RAAF Richmond - June 22, 1983

Overhaulled by Qantas at Sydney Airport before entering RAAF service

Aircraft was named 'City of Sydney'

Used by 33 Squadron

Converted to tanker configuration

Had flown 58,053 hours as of November 19, 2001

Withdrawn from service - date to be verified

VH-EAI. Qantas Australia - in the modified 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, April 1971.

(Image 4604-122. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EAI. Qantas Australia - in the modified 'V-Jet' livery at London's Heathrow Airport, May 1971.

(Image 4604-354. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EAI. Qantas Australia - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, August 1975.

(Image 4604-355. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EAI. Qantas Australia - in the final livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, April 1976.

(Image 4604-565. G. Bennett Photograph)

G-BDLM. British Caledonian - in the original livery at unknown airport, July 1978.

(Image 4604-201. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BDLM. British Caledonian - in the modified livery at London's Heathrow Airport, April 1981.

(Image 4604-356. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BDLM. British Caledonian - in the modified livery at Manchester Airport, December 1981.

(Image 4604-357. R. N. Smith Collection)

C-GGAB. Worldways Canada - in the full livery at Toronto Airport, April 1982.

(Image 4604-358. R. N. Smith Collection)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in basic Worldways livery at Toronto Airport, June 1983.

(Image 4604-359. R. N. Smith Collection)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in basic Worldways livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1983.

(Image 4604-559. G. Bennett Collection)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in the grey underside livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985.

(Image 4604-360. R. N. Smith Photograph)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1987.

(Image 4604-555. R. N. Smith Collection)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1988.

(Image 4604-557. G. Bennett Photograph)

A20-629. Royal Australian Air Force - in tanker configuration at Melbourne Airport, January 1990.

(Image 4604-114. G. Wilkes Photograph)