VH-EBN. Boeing 707-338C. c/n 18808-404.
Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - December 21, 1964 First flown - January 29, 1965 Accepted by Qantas at Seattle - February 9, 1965 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBN - February 10, 1965 Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd Departed Seattle at 0834 on delivery flight to Australia (Capt A.A.E. Yates) - February 13, 1965 Arrived Sydney at 1400 hours at conclusion of delivery flight - February 15, 1965 Flight time: 15 hours 47 minutes Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney Aircraft named 'City of Parramatta' Operated its first commercial service Sydney-London via Kangaroo Route - March 19, 1965 Departed Sydney for Ontario, California for modification by Lockheed Air Service - March 16, 1966 Ferried Ontario-Mexico City on completion of work to operate regular return service - April 5, 1966 Departed Sydney for Mexico City, thence to Wichita for modification by Boeing - July 24, 1967 Ferried to Sydney on completion of work by Boeing (Doppler Navigation Equipment) - August 24, 1967 Returned to service - September 3, 1967 Departed Sydney on the last Qantas service to Mexico City - November 27, 1967 Operated first Sydney-New York freighter service as QF950 - May 29, 1970 Transported the Qantas Avro 504 Dyak Sydney-Melbourne - June 22, 1970 Operated inaugural QF7 Sydney-London service via Perth-Bombay - March 29, 1974 Departed Sydney for Hong Kong for overhaul and sale to Singapore Airlines - July 16, 1974 Had flown 29,212 hours & 18,244 cycles Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 22, 1974 Sold to Singapore Airlines - September 1974 Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-BFW Converted to pure freight for use by Singapore Airlines - 1977 Withdrawn from use and stored at Singapore without titles & logo - March 11, 1981 Sold to International Air Leases, Miami, Florida - April 10, 1981 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N707GB Leased to TAMPA Colombia & entered service same day - May 20, 1981 Repainted in Arrow Air colors at Miami - July 16, 1981 Leased to TAMPA Colombia - April 13, 1983 Entered onto Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-3030X Impounded at Miami by U.S. Customs for carrying cocaine - June 13, 1983 Returned to Arrow Air on termination of TAMPA lease - 1984 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N707GB - January 1984 Reregistered to Arrow Air Leased to TAMPA - October 1, 1984 Sold to Skymaster Airlines, Brazil - November 25, 1998 Entered onto Brazialian Aircraft Register as PT-WSZ Registered to Citizen Holdings Ltd & operated by Skymaster - December 23, 1998 Advertised for sale by Aviation Capital Leasing - January 6, 2005 Aircraft had flown 84,976 hours with 39,828 cycles Still advertised for sale - September 29, 2007 |
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VH-EBN. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle, February 1965. (Qantas Heritage Collection. 4604-708.) |
VH-EBN. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1967. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 4604-280.) |
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9V-BFW. Singapore Airlines Cargo - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, December 1978. (R. N. Smith Photograph. 4604-529.) |
9V-BFW. Singapore Airlines Cargo - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, August 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-281.) |
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N707GB. Arrow Air - in the basic Singapore Airlines livery at Miami Airport, January 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-282.) |
N707GB. Arrow Air - in the new Tampa livery at Miami Airport, March 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-283.) |
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N707GB. Tampa Colombia - in the new livery at Miami Airport, May 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-284.) |
HK-3030-X. Tampa Colombia - in the new livery at Miami Airport, June 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-286.) |
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HK-3030X. Tampa Colombia - in the new livery at Miami Airport, January 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-287.) |
HK-3030X. Tampa Colombia - in the new livery at Miami Airport, April 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection. 4604-288.) |