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


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)

VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1970.

(Image 4604-510. R. N. Smith Photograph)

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)

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)

 

LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery and hushkitted at Miami Airport, November 1986.

(Image 4604-515. R. N. Smith Collection)