Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - November 3, 1965

First flown - December 9, 1965

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBR - December 30, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Wollongong'

Departed Seattle for Ontario, California for modification by Lockheed Aircraft Service - December 30, 1965

Departed Ontario on delivery to Qantas - routing San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney - February 3, 1966

Arrived Sydney - under command of Capt A.A.E. Yates - February 5, 1966

Operated its first Qantas service - Sydney-London via Kangaroo Route - February 12, 1966

Departed Sydney on a proving flight to South Africa - March 7, 1966

Flew Mauritius-Sydney in 10 hours 4 mins under command of Capt R. Uren - March 9, 1966

Operated final Qantas service (freighter) - QF500/QF501 Sydney-San Francisco-Sydney- May 29-31, 1974

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 10, 1974

Had flown 28,261 hours and 11,311 cycles

Sold to Malaysian Airline System - becoming 9M-ATR - June 28, 1974

Departed Sydney on delivery to Kuala Lumpur in full Malaysian livery - June 29, 1974

Reregistered 9M-MCR - September 29, 1975

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

Departed Kuala Lumpur on delivery to Hamburg, Germany for overhaul - March 12, 1980

Departed Hamburg on delivery to Mogadishu - April 18, 1980

Aircraft was hijacked to Addis Ababa whilst enroute Mogadishu-Jeddah - November 24, 1984

Hijackers surrendered and aircraft was released undamaged - November 27, 1984

Ferried to Hamburg for storage - January 25, 1985

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

Ferried Hamburg-Stansted in full Somali livery for storage - March 21, 1985

Sold to Omega Air - April 1985

Registered as G-BMJE & then N449J to Omega Air Ltd - November 18, 1985

Noted at Miami, Florida in full Somali livery on lease to Florida West Airlines - November 21, 1985

Sold to Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita - November 25, 1985

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

Noted at National Aircraft, Tucson, Arizona extensively parted out - February 21, 1992

VH-EBR. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the 'V-Jet' colors at Mexico City, April 1966.

(Image 4604-135. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBR. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' livery, location unknown, February 1972.

(Image 4604-402. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBR. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1973.

(Image 4604-373. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-ATR. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Gatwick Airport, August 1974.

(Image 4604-438. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCR. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Kuala Lumpur, August 1976.

(Image 4604-395. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCR. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery, location unknown, January 1979.

(Image 4604-426. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCR. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery, location unknown, January 1979.

(Image 4604-427. R. N. Smith Collection)

6O-SBN. Somali Airlines - in the original livery, location and date unknown.

(Image 4604-431. R. N. Smith Collection)

6O-SBN. Somali Airlines - in the original livery at Stansted Airport, July 1985.

(Image 4604-430. R. N. Smith Collection)