Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - December 14, 1965

First flown - January 19, 1966

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBS - February 2, 1966

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'Kalgoorlie'

Departed Seattle for Ontario, California for modification by Lockheed Aircraft Service - February 3, 1966

Departed Ontario on delivery to Qantas - routing San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney - March 7, 1966

Arrived Sydney - under command of Capt F. Fox - March 9, 1966

Operated its first Qantas service - Sydney-London via Kangaroo Route - March 19, 1966

Departed Sydney for Mexico City thence to Wichita for modification by Boeing - June 26, 1967

Returned to Sydney following modifications - August 3, 1967

Was the first Qantas 707 to visit Port Moresby under command of Capt D. Harden - September 14, 1967

Operated its final Qantas service - Sydney-Auckland-Sydney - March 11, 1973

Had flown 24,497 hours 15 minutes and 8,804 cycles

Departed Sydney on lease to Malaysian Airline System in their full livery - March 30, 1973

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 11, 1973

Sold to Malaysian Airline System - becoming 9M-ASO - October 10, 1973

Had flown 25,734 hours 52 minutes and 9,322 cycles

Reregistered 9M-MCS - October 15, 1975

Withdrawn from use - January 1, 1981

Ferried from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu for storage - January 20, 1981

Sold to Air Supply Corp, Lichtenstein - October 1981

Flown from Luxembourg to Basle in basic white colors & no titles - October 24, 1981

Sold to United African Airlines - becoming 5A-DJO - October 24, 1981

Crashed & destroyed 24 km north of Sebha, Libya - killing the 5 man crew - March 14, 1983

Aircraft was being operated by Jamahiriya Air Transport

Accident was the result of engine failure on take-off

VH-EBS. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - in the final 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City, July 1966.

(Image 4604-120. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBS. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' tail livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(Image 4604-307. E. D. Daw Collection)

VH-EBS. Qantas Australia - in the revised 'V-Jet' tail livery at Sydney Airport, June 1968.

(Image 4604-422. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EBS. Qantas Australia - in the final 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1970.

(Image 4604-421. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EBS. Qantas Australia - in the final 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, November 1972.

(Image 4604-611. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-EBS. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Hong Kong Airport, May 1973.

(Image 4604-403. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBS. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Hong Kong Airport, June 1973.

(Image 4604-612. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCS. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, October 1976.

(Image 4604-428. R. N. Smith Photograph)

9M-MCS. Malaysian Airline System - in the original livery at Hong Kong Airport, December 1977.

(Image 4604-567. R. N. Smith Collection)

9M-MCS. Malaysian Airline System - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, Septmber 1978.

(Image 4604-569. R. N. Smith Collection)