Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-138 - June 11, 1959

First flown - July 15, 1959

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBD - August 3, 1959

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - August 4, 1959

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight at 2019 hours - August 12, 1959

Delivery route: Seattle-New York-London-Karachi-Calcutta-Singapore-Bangkok-Sydney

Aircraft was named 'City of Brisbane'

Departed Sydney on its first commercial service Sydney-San Francisco - October 14, 1959

Carried 'Round the World' commemorative airmail - Sydney-London via Southern Cross Route to mark the

40th anniversary of Qantas - November 16, 1960

This air mail originated in Winton, Queensland and was carried London-Sydney via the Kangaroo

Route by VH-EBB - November 19, 1960

Departed Sydney on returned to Boeing for conversion to 707-138B standard - October 8, 1961

Returned to Qantas at completion of conversion - November 17, 1961

Positioned to San Francisco to operate a regular flight to Sydney - November 18, 1961

New 'V-Jet' livery applied to fin & rudder at Sydney - November 21 - 23, 1961

Operated inaugural Sydney-Noumea 707 service (Capt K. Nicholson) - December 7, 1961

Operated inaugural Brisbane-Honolulu service - September 7, 1963

Operated inaugural Sydney-Singapore service - October 4, 1963

Operated inaugural Sydney-Nadi-Papeete service - November 22, 1963

Operated inaugural Sydney-Vienna service - May 24, 1965

Operated its final Qantas revenue service Sydney-Vancouver-Sydney - November 19, 1967

Used for British Eagle pilot training - December 1967

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 5, 1968

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-AVZZ - January 6, 1968

Sold to British Eagle - January 6, 1968

Aircraft was named 'Enterprise'

Departed Sydney on delivery flight to British Eagle - February 1, 1968

Withdrawn from use and stored when British Eagle declared bunkrupt - November 6, 1968

Leased to Laker Airways (Leasing) Ltd - January 23, 1969

Sold to Laker Airways - February 3, 1969

Sub-leased to Nigeria Airways - March 1970

Sub-leased to International Caribbean Airways, Barbados - December 13, 1970

Withdrawn from use and stored at Gatwick with titles removed - November 1978

Sold to Charlotte Aircraft & then IASCO - December 8, 1978

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N500JJ

Sold to Sunnyside Holdings Inc, New York - November 14, 1979

Used by Sheik A.M. Baroom in basic Laker colors - June 1980

Withdrawn from use and stored at Le Bourget, Paris - November 1981

Aircraft was scrapped at Le Bourget, Paris - July 1983

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on delivery at London's Heathrow Airport, August 5, 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-663.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on delivery at London's Heathrow Airport, August 5, 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-665.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Karachi Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-666.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Calcutta Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-667.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Calcutta Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-668.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Calcutta Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-705.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight to Bangkok, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-704.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Bangkok Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-706.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Singapore Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-669.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Singapore Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-707.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Singapore Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-670.

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery on the delivery flight at Singapore Airport, August 1959.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-671.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery at San Francisco Airport, date unknown.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-672.)

VH-EBD. Qantas - in the original livery at San Francisco Airport, date unknown.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-673.)

G-AVZZ. British Eagle - in the full livery at Stansted Airport, May 1968.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-169.)

G-AVZZ. Laker - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-170.)

G-AVZZ. Laker - in the full livery at unknown airport, September 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-414.)

G-AVZZ. International Caribbean - in the full Laker livery, location & date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-173.)

G-AVZZ. Caribbean - in the full Laker livery at London's Gatwick Airport, June 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-171.)

N500JJ. Sheik A.M. Baroom - in the basic Laker livery at Paris, August 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-176.)