Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - January 11, 1965

First flown - February 15, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBO - March 5, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Departed San Francisco on delivery flight to Sydney - March 7, 1965

This was the first commecial direct flight across the Pacific Ocean

Arrived Sydney after a flight time of 14 hours 32minutes (Capt A.A.E. Yates) - March 9, 1965

Aircraft was named 'City of Townsville'

Operated the inaugural 707-338C service - Sydney-London via Kangaroo Route - March 29, 1965

Operated its final commercial service Sydney-Hong Kong-Singapore-Brisbane - September 27-29, 1972

Withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney Airport

Had flown 25,250 hours 25 minutes

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 16, 1972

Conducted acceptance flight for Singapore Airlines using tradeplate registration VH-PTE - November 17, 1972

Sold to Singapore Airlines - becoming 9V-BFN - November 18, 1972

Departed Sydney on delivery to Singapore crewed by Qantas (Capt D. McKinlay) - November 20, 1972

Converted to pure freight for use by Singapore Airlines - 1977

Leased to Aerogulf, Dubai - April 1980

Sold to International Air Leases, Miami, Florida - February 20, 1981

Cancelled from the Singapore Aircraft Register - February 28, 1981

Registered to International Air Lease - as N4225J - March 9, 1981

Leased to TAMPA Colombia - March 29 to May 7, 1981

Repainted in Arrow Air colors at Miami - May 15, 1981

Aircraft was named 'Miss Kentucky'

Leased to Arrow Air - May 28 to October 20, 1983

Sold to RN Cargo, Nigeria - becoming 5N-ARQ - October 26, 1983

Sold to Equator Leasing Inc & leased to Dairo Air Service - January 1984

Chartered by GAS Air Cargo & carried GAS Air Cargo titles

Observed at Ostend in DAS Air Cargo livery with LAC titles - November 18, 1998

Exited paintshop at Southend, England in Allied Air livery - August 9, 1999

Observed stored at Manston in stored condition - September 2000

Observed at Manston with engines missing - January 14, 2001

Scrapped at Manston - date to be confirmed

VH-EBO. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, June 1966.

(Image 4604-136. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBO. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Heathrow Airport, April 1968.

(Image 4604-289. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBO. Qantas Australia - in the last 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1968.

(Image 4604-290. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EBO. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1971.

(Image 4604-540. G. Bennett Photograph)

9V-BFN. Singapore Airlines Cargo - in its full livery, April 1978.

(Image 4604-548. R. N. Smith Collection)

9V-BFN. Singapore Airlines Cargo - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, October 1979.

(Image 4604-292. R. N. Smith Collection)

9V-BFN. Singapore Airlines Cargo - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, June 1980.

(Image 4604-291. R. N. Smith Collection)

N4225J. Arrow Air - in basic Singapore Airlines livery at Miami Airport, June 1981.

(Image 4604-293. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Gas Air Cargo - in their full livery at Brussels Ostend Airport, February 1984.

(Image 4604-294. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. RN Air Cargo - in their full livery with new titles, March 1984.

(Image 4604-295. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Das Air Cargo - in their full livery with new titles, September 1988.

(Image 4604-297. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Das Air Cargo - in revised livery with 'ANA' & 'LAC' titles at Ostend Airport, December 1998.

(Image 4604-299. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Das Air Cargo - in their new livery with 'operated by Alitalia' titles, December 1998.

(Image 4604-210. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Das Air Cargo - in their new livery at Gatwick Airport, May 1992.

(Image 4604-200. R. N. Smith Collection)

5N-ARQ. Allied Air - in their full colors at Southend Airport, September 1999.

(Image 4604-300. R. N. Smith Collection)