Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-138B - July 29, 1964

First flown - September 1, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBM - September 10, 1964

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - September 10, 1964

Arrived Sydney - September 12, 1964

Aircraft was named 'City of Launceston'

Operated its first commercial service - Sydney-Tokyo - October 2, 1964

Departed Sydney on proving flight for the Fiesta Route - November 12, 1964

Route was Sydney-Nadi-Papeete-Acapulco-Mexico City-Nassau-Bermuda-London - return

Operated the inaugural 707-138B service on the 'Fiesta Route' - November 26, 1964

This route was 12,562 miles long, flying time of 27 hours 10 minutes, total time of 45 hours 20 minutes

Operated VIP flight Sydney-Launceston, Tasmania for the opening of the new airport terminal

This flight marked the first 707 visit to Tasmania, Sir Hudson Fysh was amongst the passengers

Operated a number of test flights for England's ARB for type certification - November 8 to 10, 1967

Operated its final service - Sydney-London via Southern Cross Route - April 1, 1968

Withdrawn from use and stored engineless at Sydney Airport - total time 11,995 hours

Sold to Braniff International - becoming N108BN - June 7, 1969

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 23, 1969

Departed Sydney on delivery to Braniff in their blue livery - June 24, 1969

Withdrawn from use and stored - October 20, 1973

Sold to Boeing Airplane Company - June 1975

Sold to Kirk Kerkorian / Tracy Investments Corp (Tracinda) - September 1975

Sold to TAG Aviation, Saudi Arabia - September 26, 1977

Overhaulled and repainted in TAG colors at Luton Airport, England - October 1977

Registered to TAG Aviation Ltd - September 1983

Registered to TAG Group USA - March 1985

Registered to TAG Aviation Ltd - as N707XX - July 1990

Registered to Aviation Methods - October 29, 1995

Registered to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC (John Travolta) - May 20, 1998

Sold to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC - May 25, 1998

Reregistered as N707JT - December 13, 1998

Repainted in full Qantas 'V-Jet' livery for Qantas marketing campaign - June 2002

Aircraft is current

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

(Image 4604-128. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBM. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - wfu in all white livery at Sydney Airport, June 1968.

(Image 4604-536. G. Bennett Collection)

N108BN. Braniff International - in original livery prior to delivery at Sydney Airport, June 1969.

(Image 4604-272. R. N. Smith Photograph)

N108BN. Braniff International - in original livery at unknown airport, November 1969.

(Image 4604-273. R. N. Smith Collection)

N108BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at unknown airport, November 1969.

(Image 4604-317. R. N. Smith Collection)

N108BN. Tracy Investments (Tracinda) - in the full livery with small titles, June 1977.

(Image 4604-441. R. N. Smith Collection)

N108BN. Tracy Investments (Tracinda) - in the full livery with small titles at Luton Airport, July 1977.

(Image 4604-440. R. N. Smith Collection)

N108BN. TAG Aviation - in the full livery at Le Bourget Airport, August 1980.

(Image 4604-276. R. N. Smith Collection)

N108BN. TAG Aviation - in the full livery, location unknown, September 1982.

(Image 4604-275. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707XX. TAG Aviation - in the new livery without titles at Hamburg Airport, May 1992.

(Image 4604-380. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in mixed Pan Am / TWA livery at Melbourne Airport, July 2001.

(Image 4604-279. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in original Qantas 'V-Jet' livery at Vancouver Airport, July 2002.

(Image 4604-192. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in original Qantas 'V-Jet' livery at Vancouver Airport, July 2002.

(Image 4604-191. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in original Qantas 'V-Jet' livery at unknown airport, July 2002.

(Image 4604-174. R. N. Smith Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in original Qantas 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport.

(Image 4604-538. G. Bennett Collection)

N707JT. Jet Clipper Johnny - in original Qantas 'V-Jet' livery, August 2002.

(Image 4604-539. G. Bennett Collection)