Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - November 21, 1966

First flown - December 29, 1966

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBT - January 27, 1967

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Bendigo'

Departed Seattle on delivery to Qantas - routing Honolulu-Nadi - February 26, 1967

Arrived Sydney - under command of Capt A. Stapleton - February 28, 1967

Operated its first Qantas service (freighter) - Sydney-Noumea - March 17, 1967

Departed Sydney at 0828 on the first scheduled flight into Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - July 1, 1970

Was first scheduled departure from Tullamarine at 1701 - QF530 Melbourne-San Francisco - July 1, 1970

Flew Cyclone Tracey relief flight from Darwin carrying 246 passengers - December 29, 1974

Operated its final Qantas service - QF27 / QF28 Sydney-Hong Kong-Sydney - April 14-15, 1978

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 17, 1978

Had flown 37,492 hours 14 minutes and 14,033 cycles including 3,652 touch & go

Sold to ITEL Corp for lease to British Midland - becoming G-BFLE - May 17, 1978

Departed Sydney in full Kuwait Airways livery and carrying 5th engine - May 17, 1978

Sub-leased to Kuwait Airways - May 19, 1978 to July 4, 1978

Sub-leased to Pakistan International Airlines - July 1978 to April 10, 1979

Sub-leased to Air Algerie - April 15, 1979 to October 5, 1979

Sub-leased to Gulf Air - October 31, 1979 to March 30, 1980

Sub-leased to DETA Mozambique - April 18, 1980 to March 30, 1981

Sub-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines - April 14, 1981 to May 26, 1981

Sub-leased to Somali Airlines - July 25, 1981 to September 26, 1981

Departed East Midlands for Tel Aviv for overhaul & reconfiguration for 211 seats - November 28, 1981

Returned to East Midlands in full British Midland colors - February 4, 1982

Operated its final B.M.A. service - Tenerife-Manchester - November 30, 1984

Withdrawn from service & stored at East Midlands

Had flown 50,683 hours and 18,601 cycles

Sold by Chemco Leasing to ATASCO and then Radix Air Corp - August 1985

Ferried to Tel Aviv for hush-kitting - August 21, 1985

Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - August 21, 1985

Sold to ATASCO Leasing - becoming N861BX - November 22, 1985

Leased to Burlington Air Express - November 22, 1985

Sold to Burlington Air Express - April 2, 1993

Sold to Buffalo Airways - June 4, 1993

Sold to Grumman Aerospace Corp, Florida for Joint-STARS conversion - June 2, 1994

Reregistered N2178F to Grumman Aerospace

Converted to E-8C Joint STARS P-5 - becoming 94-0284 - 1999

Current

VH-EBT. Qantas Australia - in the last 'V'Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, October 1968.

(Image 4604-119. H. Tenby Collection)

VH-EBT. Qantas Australia - in the last 'V'Jet' livery at London's Heathrow Airport, June 1969.

(Image 4604-618. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBT. Qantas Australia - in its revised livery at Sydney Airport, October 1977.

(Image 4604-377. G. Wilkes Photograph)

VH-EBT. Qantas Australia - in its revised livery at Sydney Airport, October 1977.

(Image 4604-376. G. Wilkes Photograph)

VH-EBT. Qantas Australia - in its revised livery at Sydney Airport, October 1977.

(Image 4604-328. G. Wilkes Photograph)

G-BFLE. Kuwait Airways - in its full livery prior to delivery at Sydney Airport, May 1978.

(Image 4604-109. G. Wilkes Photograph)

G-BFLE. Kuwait Airways - in its full livery prior to delivery at Sydney Airport, May 1978.

(Image 4604-110. G. Wilkes Photograph)

G-BFLE. Pakistan International Cargo - in its full livery at London Airport, August 1978.

(Image 4604-418. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Pakistan International Cargo - in its full livery, September 1978.

(Image 4604-415. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Air Algerie - in its non-standard livery, April 1979.

(Image 4604-460. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Gulf Air - in its full livery at London Airport, April 1980.

(Image 4604-468. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Linhas Aereas de Mocambique - in its full livery, October 1980.

(Image 4604-469. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Ariana Afghan Airlines - in basic LAM livery at East Midlands Airport, May 1981.

(Image 4604-463. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Ariana Afghan Airlines - in basic LAM livery at East Midlands Airport, June 1981.

(Image 4604-464. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. Somali Airlines - in basic LAM livery at East Midlands Airport, October 1981.

(Image 4604-470. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. British Midland - in its full livery at East Midlands Airport, June 1982.

(Image 4604-467. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. British Midland - in its full livery at East Midlands Airport, March 1983.

(Image 4604-465. R. N. Smith Collection)

G-BFLE. British Midland - stored without titles at East Midlands Airport, May 1985.

(Image 4604-416. R. N. Smith Collection)

N861BX. Burlington Air Express - in its full livery at Miami Airport, April 1987.

(Image 4604-474. R. N. Smith Collection)

94-0284. U. S. Air Force - in its full livery at unknown airport, November 2000.

(Image 4604-491. R. N. Smith Collection)