VH-EBX. Boeing 707-338C. c/n 19297-636.
Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-338C - September 12, 1967 First flown - October 12, 1967 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBX - October 24, 1967 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd Aircraft was named 'Port Moresby' Departed Seattle on delivery flight - October 24, 1967 Arrived Sydney at 1554 at conclusion of delivery flight - October 26, 1967 Operated its first Qantas service - Sydney-Tokyo - November 10, 1967 Aircraft was renamed 'City of Parramatta' - October 1974 Operated its final service - QF318 / QF337 Sydney-Christchurch-Sydney - April 22 / 23, 1975 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 28, 1975 Had flown a total of 26,179 hours and 10,877 cycles Sold to British Caledonian Airways - becoming G-BCAL - May 13, 1975 Departed Sydney on delivery to B.Cal at Gatwick, London - May 15, 1975 Aircraft was named 'County of Renfrew' and later 'Loch Invar' Sold to Skyways Air International, Panama - becoming LV-MZE - December 14, 1979 Leased to TAR (Transporte Aereo Rioplatense) in basic B.Cal livery - December 14, 1979 Aircraft was observed in new livery at Miami, Florida - April 27, 1983 Aircraft was observed at Miami, Florida in full TAR livery but engineless - May 31, 1989 Observed in a derelict condition at Miami - September 30, 1992 Broken up - October 1994 |
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VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, April 1968. (Image 4604-145. H. Tenby Collection) |
VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1969. (Image 4604-436. E. D. Daw Collection) |
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VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1970. (Image 4604-510. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
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G-BCAL. British Caledonian - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1975. (Image 4604-324. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - in the basic livery without titles, October 1979. (Image 4604-196. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in basic B.Cal livery at Miami Airport, February 1983. (Image 4604-513. R. N. Smith Collection) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery at Miami Airport, December 1983. (Image 4604-514. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery and hushkitted at Miami Airport, November 1986. (Image 4604-515. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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