Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - July 28, 1965

First flown - September 7, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBQ - September 16, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Ballarat'

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Sydney - September 16, 1965

Arrived Sydney - September 18, 1965

Operated its first Qantas service - Sydney-Nadi (Fiji) - October 14, 1965

Departed Sydney for Mexico City, thence to Boeing Wichita for modification - April 2, 1967

Returned to Sydney following completion of modifications - May 4, 1967

Operated the inaugural QF530 service Sydney-London via Southern Cross Route - October 1, 1969

Rolled out in the new orche livery at Sydney - December 10, 1971

Operated its final Qantas service - Christchurch-Melbourne-Christchurch-Sydney - January 28, 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 1, 1974

Had flown 28,792:08 hours and 10,443 cycles

Sold to Malaysian Airline System - becoming 9M-ASQ - February 22, 1974

Departed Sydney on delivery to Kuala Lumpur in full Malaysian livery - February 23, 1974

Reregistered 9M-MCQ - June 29, 1975

Operated its final Malaysian service - Kuala Lumpur-Frankfurt - February 14, 1980

Sold to Somali Airlines - becoming 6O-SBM - February 29, 1980

Overhaulled at Hamburg before departing on delivery to Mogadishu - April 1, 1980

Sold to Jet Avionics System, Miami, Florida - March 15, 1985

Sold to Omega Air - May 21, 1985

Flown to Shannon, Ireland for storage in full Somali livery - May 31, 1985

Reregistered as N342A to Omega Air Inc, Washington - December 1985

Sold to Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita - February 4, 1986

Ferried to Stansted, England - March 2, 1986

Arrived at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona - for parting out - April 2, 1986

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - May 1986

Noted at Davis Monthan totally parted out with remains sitting on trestles - March 30, 1999

VH-EBQ. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Gatwick Airport, August 1966.

(Image 4604-444. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBQ. Qantas Australia - in the final livery at Perth Airport, December 1973.

(Image 4604-374. G. Wilkes Collection)

9M-ASQ. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, June 1975.

(Image 4604-407. R. N. Smith Photograph)

9M-MCQ. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Taipei Airport, date unknown.

(Image 4604-528. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCQ. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1979.

(Image 4604-408. R. N. Smith Photograph)

9M-MCQ. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

(Image 4604-228. R. N. Smith Photograph)

6O-SBM. Somali Airlines - in the original livery at Hamburg Airport, March 1980.

(Image 4604-429. R. N. Smith Collection)