VH-EBL. Boeing 707-138B. c/n 18739-385.


Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-138B - July 2, 1964

First flown as VH-EBL - August 6, 1964

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBL - August 19, 1964

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Departed Seattle at 1630 on delivery flight to Australia - August 19, 1964

Arrived Sydney at 1630 hours concluding its delivery flight (Capt F. Fox) - August 21, 1964

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Sydney

Flying time on delivery flight was 15 hours 3 minutes

Aircraft was named 'City of Geelong' and later 'Winton'

Operated its first commercial service - Sydney-London via Kangaroo Route - September 4, 1964

Operated the inaugural 707-138B service Sydney-Christchurch (Capt R. Uren) - April 10, 1965

Aircraft was renamed 'Winton' for the Qantas 45th Anniversary promotion - December 10, 1965

Aircraft may have carried this name for 1 day only

Operated the final Qantas 707-138B service on Sydney-Vancouver route - April 21, 1968

Operated its final service Sydney-London via Southern Cross Route - May 10, 1968

Withdrawn from use and stored engineless at Sydney Airport

Painted in Braniff's lime green livery at Sydney Airport

Sold to Braniff International Airways via Regency Income Corporation - June 7, 1969

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N107BN - June 1969

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 18, 1968

Departed Sydney at 1000 hours on delivery flight to Braniff International - June 19, 1969

Delivery route: Sydney-Honolulu-San Francisco-Dallas

Aircraft was repainted into the Braniff red livery - date unknown

Withdrawn from use and stored - October 14, 1973

Sold to Boeing Airplane Company - June 1975

Sold to Commercial Air Transport Sales - April 1976

Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta, Indonesia - July 15, 1976

Aircraft was named 'Princess Bali'

Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 1979

Entered onto Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBA - May 1979

Withdrawn from use and stored at Jakarta without titles - October 1980

Sold to Omega Air - December 1986

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N46D - February 1987

Registered to Omega Air

Ferried to Shannon, Ireland for storage - March 1987

Aircraft was in the process of being parted out - October 1988

Broken up and scrapped - July 31, 1993


VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-685.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-686.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-699.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-700.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-683.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-684.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-682.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-693.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-691.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-696.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-692.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-694.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-698.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-687.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-690.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington, August 1964.

(Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-688.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in final 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City, December 1964.

(H. Tenby Collection. 4604-129.)

N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, June 1969.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 4604-267.)

N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at unknown airport, December 1969.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-268.)

N107BN. Braniff International - in the new livery, location & date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-316.)

N107BN. Braniff International - in the new modified livery at unknown airport, March 1973.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-269.)

N107BN. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - in the full livery at Manila Airport, October 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-270.)

PK-MBA. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - in the full livery at Jakarta Airport, December 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-420.)

N46D. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - being parted out at Shannon Airport, October 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-432.)