Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-349C - May 19, 1966

First flown as N324F - June 9, 1966

Leased to Flying Tiger Line by Boeing - June 21, 1966

Sub-leased to Universal Studios for the original 'Airport' movie - January 28, 1969

Returned to Flying Tiger Line - March 8, 1969

Leased / sold to Aer Lingus - becoming EI-ASO - April 1, 1969

Aircraft was named 'St Canice'

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBZ - September 13, 1970

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Aircraft was named 'City of Swan Hill'

Departed Dublin on positioning flight to Frankfurt, Germany - September 14, 1970

Arrived Sydney at 1107 at conclusion of migrant charter flight from Frankfurt - September 17, 1970

Operated its first Qantas commercial service - Sydney-London via Southern Cross Route - September 28, 1970

Operated its final service - QF312/QF353/QF272 Sydney-Christchurch-Melbourne-Sydney - September 24, 1971

Departed Sydney as QF071D on delivery to Dublin - Capt A. Terrell - September 29, 1971

Returned to Aer Lingus, Dublin - September 30, 1971

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 1, 1971

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - October 1971

Leased to British Caledonian Airways - becoming G-BAWP - April 25, 1973

Aircraft was named 'County of Inverness'

Returned to Aer Lingus - becoming EI-ASO - May 15, 1975

Leased to Zambia Airways - becoming 9J-AEC - in Aer Lingus livery - June 1975

Returned to Aer Lingus - becoming EI-ASO - October 1975

Leased to Zambia Airways - becoming 9J-AEC - October 1976

Returned to Aer Lingus - becoming EI-ASO - January 1977

Leased to Zambia Airways - as EI-ASO - April 3 to May 3, 1980

Leased to Bangladesh Biman in Aer Lingus livery but Bangladesh titles - becoming S2-ACG - May 6, 1980

Returned to Aer Lingus - becoming EI-ASO - November 22, 1980

Leased to Libyan Arab in their full livery - as EI-ASO - March 1, 1981

Returned to Aer Lingus, withdrawn from use and stored at Dublin - October 31, 1982

Returned to Aer Lingus service in their full livery - September 14, 1983

Leased to Arkia, Isreal in full Aer Lingus livery but Arkia titles - December 14, 1984

Returned to Aer Lingus - February 24, 1985

Converted to high density economy seating configuration & returned to Aer Lingus service - April 1985

Operated its final Aer Lingus service - London-Dublin - October 27, 1986

Sold to Omega Air and ferried to Stansted - October 30, 1986

Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - October 30, 1986

Registered N324F to Omega Air Inc, Washington - December 1986

Leased to Transbrasil - becoming PT-TCS - January 25, 1987

Departed Stansted on delivery to Transbrasil - January 29, 1987

Aircraft was destroyed when it crashed on approach to land at Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brasil - March 21, 1989

Three crew and 18 people on the ground were killed when it crashed into their houses

VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1971.

(Image 4604-509. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Airport, August 1971.

(Image 4604-545. G. Bennett Collection)

9J-AEC. Zambia Airways - in basic Aer Lingus livery at London's Heathrow Airport, November 1976.

(Image 4604-494. R. N. Smith Collection)

EI-ASO. Aer Lingus - in the full livery at Paris Orly Airport, July 1978.

(Image 4604-495. R. N. Smith Collection)

S2-ACG. Bangladesh Biman - in basic Aer Lingus livery at London's Gatwick Airport, October 1980.

(Image 4604-516. R. N. Smith Collection)

EI-ASO. Arkia - in basic Aer Lingus livery at London's Gatwick Airport, December 1984.

(Image 4604-496. R. N. Smith Collection)