VH-EBI. Boeing 707-138B. c/n 18068-227.

Was also registered as: N105BN; OE-IRA; SU-FAB; N245AC.

 

This aircraft was constructed at Seattle (Renton) as a 707-138B - June 29, 1961

First flown as VH-EBI - August 07, 1961

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBI - August 16, 1961

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by R. Yates for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Renton) - August 16, 1961

This aircraft was the ninth Boeing airliner delivered to Qantas Airways

It was the 9th Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the positioning flight to San Francisco - August 17, 1961

Operated its first revenue service San Francisco - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 17, 1961

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 06:11 local) on completion of the delivery flight - August 19, 1961

It established a record for the San Francisco - Sydney sector of 13 hours 44 minutes

It established an unofficial record for the Honolulu - Sydney sector of 9 hours 28 minutes

Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Nadi - Sydney

Flight crew: Captains A. A. E. Yates, F. Fox

This aircraft was delivered in the 'experimental' or interim livery

It was named 'Winton'

It operated the inaugural 707-138B service Sydney - Tokyo via Manila and Hong Kong - November 14, 1961

It operated the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London (Heathrow) service via Vienna - March 31, 1965

It operated the inaugural Brisbane - Manila - Hong Kong service - April 03, 1965

It operated its first troop charter to Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon for Australian Defence Force - May 31, 1965

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Auckland - Sydney - September 03, 1968

Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Sold to Braniff International Airways - June 07, 1969

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N105BN - June 1969

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to Dallas, Texas in Braniff's cherry-red livery - June 24, 1969

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 25, 1969

It arrived at Dallas on completion of the ferry flight - June 28, 1969

Withdrawn from use by Braniff International and stored - September 26, 1973

Traded in to Boeing - 1974

Registered to Great American Insurance Company - January 1975

Delivered to Boeing - November 01, 1975

Delivered to Atlas Air Systems, Miami, Florida - August 18, 1976

Sold to Montana Flugdienst GMBH, Austria - September 17, 1976

Ferried to Stansted, England in Braniff's green livery - October 02, 1976

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IRA - October 1976

Delivered to Montana at Vienna, Austria - October 30, 1976

Leased to Aer Lingus in the Montana livery for a brief period - June 1977

Leased to Alitalia in the Montana livery with 'Operated by Alitalia' sticker - November 01, 1978

Returned to Montana at the end of the lease - March 31, 1979

Leased to Central Airways, Nigeria for Hadj flights - August 1980

Leased to Central Airways, Nigeria with their red-white chequered tail - April 1981

Operated its final Montana revenue service New York (JFK) - Vienna - July 27, 1981

Withdrawn from use and stored at Vienna with Central titles on L.H.S. & Montana on R.H.S. - July 28, 1981

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - October 1981

Sold to Air Lease Egypt and ferried to Stansted as 'OE-IRA' for maintenance - November 14, 1982

Departed Stansted on delivery to Air Lease, Cairo - December 17, 1982

Entered onto the Egyptian Aircraft Register as SU-FAB - March 1983

Leased to Egypt Air - March 1983 to August 1983

Transferred to Misr Overseas Airways when Air Lease was renamed - January 1984

Sold to West Coast Airlines - July 1985

Sold to Air Crew Leasing Inc, Washington, DC - June 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N245AC - ?

Sold to Boeing Military Airplane Company - June 30, 1986

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 1986

Scrapped with parts used for the KC-135E refurbishment program at Tucson, Arizona - 1991

 

 

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing plant - 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-198.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing plant - 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-633.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia - 'Winton' in the experimental or interim livery at Seattle, July 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-238.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Winton' in the partial 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, September 1961.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-959.)

The 'Shire of Winton' Coat of Arms as carried on the nose of the aircraft.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1950-177.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Winton' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-639.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Winton' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Noumea Tontouta Airport, date unknown.

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VH-EBI. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Winton' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 25, 1964.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-307.)

VH-EBI. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'Winton' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1966.

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N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1969.

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N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, November 1969.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-385.)

N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, July 1971.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-308.)

N105BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, August 1971.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-309.)

N105BN. Braniff International - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, March 1973.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-248.)

OE-IRA. Montana - in the basic 'Braniff' livery at London Stansted Airport, October 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-443.)

OE-IRA. Montana - in the original livery at Liege Airport, December 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-299.)

OE-IRA. Montana - in the original livery at Vienna Airport, July 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-246.)

OE-IRA. Montana - in the original livery at Vienna Airport, July 1977.

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OE-IRA. Montana - in the original livery at Dusseldorf Airport, August 1977.

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OE-IRA. Montana - in the original livery at Dusseldorf Airport, August 1977.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-419.)

OE-IRA. Montana Austria - in the revised livery at Paris Le Bourget Airport, July 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-319.)

OE-IRA. Montana Austria - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, July 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-220.)

OE-IRA. Montana Austria - 'City of Ilorin' in the revised livery with 'Central Airways' tail colors at Vienna Airport, May 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-247.)

SU-FAB. Egyptair - in the basic livery with 'Air Lease Egypt' nose titles at Paris Orly Airport, March 1983.

(C. Laugier Copyright Image 4604-244.)

SU-FAB. Misr Overseas - in the basic 'Egyptair' livery at Munich Airport, April 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-411.)

SU-FAB. Misr Overseas - in the basic 'Egyptair' livery at Klohn Airport, April 1984.

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SU-FAB. Misr Overseas - in the basic 'Egyptair' livery at Koln Airport, August 1984.

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SU-FAB. West Coast Airlines - in the basic 'Egyptair' livery at Koln Airport, October 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-251.)