Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - June 29, 1965

First flown - July 30, 1965

Departed San Francisco on delivery flight to Sydney - August 14, 1965

Arrived Sydney under command of Capt K. Nicholson - August 16, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBP - August 18, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Alice Springs'

Operated its first Qantas service - chartered by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Capt K. Nicholson

Departed Sydney with orchestra for Manila-Tokyo-Hong Kong-Bombay-London-return - September 5, 1965

Departed Sydney for Mexico City, thence to Boeing Wichita for modification - May 1, 1967

Flew Wichita-Mexico City following modification, then returned to Sydney - June 1, 1967

Was the first aircraft to use Sydney's extended Runway 16 / 34 - December 14, 1968

Operated its final commercial service - live sheep charter to New Delhi, India - November 8 - 10, 1972

Routing was QF120 Sydney-Darwin-Singapore-New Delhi; QF 265A New Delhi-Manila-Sydney

Departed Sydney for USA in an all-white livery under command of Capt G.J. Bailey - November 19, 1972

Sold to Trans World Airlines - becoming N14791 - November 20, 1972

Had flown 23,000 hours

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 1972

Operated its first commercial service with T.W.A. as a pure freighter - April 1973

Used in the trial installation of the Litton Omega Navigation System - December 1973

Operated its final T.W.A. service - December 30, 1978

Had flown 36,436 hours with 19,683 cycles

Sold to Air Cargo Egypt - becoming SU-BBA - March 1979

Accepted by Air Cargo Egypt at Wichita - March 26, 1979

Aircraft was named 'El Mansoufa'

Operated its final Air Cargo Egypt service - London-Cairo - March 17, 1982

Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairo, Egypt

Had flown 42,610 hours with 21,542 cycles

Sold to Farner Air Service for scrapping at Cairo - August 20, 1984

Observed as being intact at Cairo, Egypt - May 1985

Observed as being used as a restaurant called 'The Plane' at Cairo Airport - December 4, 1994

Observed as being used as a restaurant called 'The Plane' at Cairo Airport - November 25, 1998

Current status - ?

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

(Image 4604-121. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' livery, April 1966.

(Image 4604-302. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the revised 'V-Jet' livery, April 1968.

(Image 4604-303. R. N. Smith Collection)

N14791. Trans World Cargo - in their full livery, unknown location, April 1977.

(Image 4604-304. R. N. Smith Collection)

N14791. Trans World Cargo - in their full livery, unknown location, November 1977.

(Image 4604-205. R. N. Smith Collection)

N14791. Air Cargo Egypt - in their full livery, unknown location, May 1979.

(Image 4604-305. R. N. Smith Collection)

SU-BBA. Air Cargo Egypt - in their full livery, April 1980.

(Image 4604-435. R. N. Smith Collection)

SU-BBA. Air Cargo Egypt - in their full livery at Manchester Airport, March 1983.

(Image 4604-306. R. N. Smith Collection)