VH-EBA Boeing 747

Original order for four 747-100 aircraft placed by Qantas - October 1967

Order cancelled and replaced by four 747-200 series aircraft - June 1969

First of the four aircraft ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - June 1969

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - June 10, 1971

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines

First flown as VH-EBA - July 8, 1971

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBA - July 30, 1971

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - July 30, 1971

Aircraft named 'City of Canberra' at Everett - July 30, 1971

Departed Seattle as QF053D on delivery flight to Australia - August 13, 1971

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - August 16, 1971

Flight crew: Capts R. Probert, B. Fawcett, H.G. Manly; F/E B.G. Costello

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Perth-Singapore as QF727 (Capt B. Fawcett) - September 17, 1971

Returned to Boeing (Everett) for wing modifications - August 12 - 26, 1972

Returned to Boeing (Everett) for 10 abreast seating modifications - February 16, 1976

This ferry flight Sydney-Everett direct was first non-stop eastward crossing of Pacific Ocean

The distance of 7,850 miles was flown in 14 hours 22 minutes

Flight crew: Capts F. Fox, K. Nicholson, L. Clark

Operated T.A.A. domestic service TN493 Sydney-Melbourne - April 20 & June 21, 1973

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Christchurch-Sydney as QF57/84 - February 17, 1984

Leased to Air New Zealand in full Qantas livery with Air N.Z. stickers - February 23, 1984

Operated first Air New Zealand revenue service Sydney-Perth as TE113 - February 23, 1984

Operated final Air New Zealand revenue service Christchurch-Melbourne as TE55 - April 1, 1984

Returned to Qantas at Melbourne on termination of lease - April 1, 1984

Returned to Qantas service Melbourne-Sydney as QF3 - April 1, 1984

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Nadi-Sydney as QF93/94 (Capt A. Bones) - April 30, 1984

Entered heavy maintenance with Qantas Engineering at Sydney for lease to Air Lanka

Rolled out at Sydney in full Air Lanka livery - June 4, 1984

Aircraft was named 'King Ijijaway' (King of Vijaya)

Sold to Guiness Peat Aviation Group Ltd, Ireland and leased to Air Lanka - June 8, 1984

Departed Sydney as UL747B on delivery to Air Lanka at Colombo - June 8, 1984

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - June 8, 1984

Aircraft had flown 41,433 hours and 14,693 cycles

Entered onto Sri Lankan Aircraft Register as 4R-ULF - June 1984

Operated first Air Lanka revenue service as UL503 Colombo-Karachi-Zurich-London - July 4, 1984

Sold to Aerospace Finance Hong Kong Ltd - November 1985

Leased to Qantas Airways and accepted in Singapore - September 1, 1986

Cancelled from Sri Lankan Aircraft Register - September 1, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBA - September 1, 1986

Registered to Squariol Limited, Hong Kong

Arrived Sydney as QF129D at conclusion of delivery flight from Singapore - September 2, 1986

Aircraft had flown 48,715 hours with 16,943 cycles on delivery

Operated first revenue service as QF43 Sydney-Auckland - October 30, 1986

Registered to Aerospace Finance Hong Kong Ltd - March 1, 1988

Aircraft remained un-named - September 1, 1986 to August 7, 1989

Aircraft named 'City of Ipswich' at Sydney - August 8, 1989

Operated final Qantas revenue service as QF28 Hong Kong-Sydney - March 29, 1993

Aircraft had flown 68,182 hours with 21,691 cycles

Entered heavy maintenance with Qantas at Sydney - March 30 - May 1993

Departed Sydney as QF501D on delivery to U.S.A. (Capt T. Jensen) - May 6, 1993

Ferry route: Sydney-Norton Air Force Base (San Bernardino) direct

Ferried San Bernardino-Santa Barbara as QF501P - July 29, 1993

Ferried Santa Barbara-Marana, Arizona for storage as QF502D - July 30, 1993

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - June 30, 1994

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N614AR - June 1994

Registered to AAR Aviation Trading Inc, Elk Grove Village, Illinois - September 30, 1994

Ferried Marana-Waco, Texas - March 18, 1996

Sold to Trans World Airlines (T.W.A.) - May 30, 1996

Reregistered as N307TW - June 1996

Registered to Trans World Airlines Corporation

Ferried Waco-Kansas City in all-white livery with new style TWA titles - July 27, 1996

Operated first TWA revenue service New York (Kennedy)-St Louis-Honolulu - August 1, 1996

Operated final TWA revenue service San Juan-New York (Kennedy) - January 12, 1997

Ferried New York-Marana, Arizona for storage - January 15, 1997

Sold to First Security Bank and leased back (stored) to T.W.A. - May 30, 1997

Aircraft had flown 69,554 hours with 21,948 cycles

Sub-leased to Aerolineas Argentinas

Entered onto Argentine Aircraft Register as LV-WYT - September 1997

Departed Marana in full Aerolineas Argentinas livery - September 17, 1997

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - September 23, 1997

Sold to Pegasus Aviation Group with sub-lease to Aerolineas Argentinas continuing - May 26, 1998

Returned to Pegasus Aviation Group - May 1, 1999

Observed parked at Mobile, Alabama in all-white livery without titles - April 13, 2000

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N307TW - May 2000

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah

Ferried Mobile-Marana for storage - May 22, 2000

Ferried Marana-Santo Domingo (Dominica) for lease to Aeromar Airlines - June 18, 2001

Sold by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to Pacific Air Corp 2009 - June 25, 2001

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - June 25, 2001

Entered onto Dominican Aircraft Register as HI-758CA - June 25, 2001

Observed stored in full Aeromar livery at Opa-Locka (Florida) - October 22, 2001

Offered for immediate sale by Finova Capital Corp - March 4, 2002

Aircraft had flown 74,686 hours with 22,776 cycles to date

Entered onto Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-RBP - March 25, 2002

Registered to Pacific Aircorp 2009 Inc and leased to Transjet, Sweeden

Observed at Stockholm (Arlanda) in full Tranjet livery - March 29, 2002

Transjet ceased operations and aircraft stored at Stockholm (Arlanda) - July 10, 2002

Cancelled from Swedish Aircraft Register - January 12, 2004

Entered onto Swaziland Aircraft Register as 3D-NED - January 12, 2004

Ferried Stockholm-Fujairah (U.A.E.) in full Transjet livery - February 4, 2004

Observed at Jeddah, Saudia Arabia in basic Transjet livery without titles - February 28, 2004

Aircraft was being operated by Northeast Airlines

Observed stored at Muscat, Oman in faded Transjet livery - June 29 & November 11, 2004

Observed stored at Tripoli, Libya - January 24, 2005

Entered onto Upper Volta Aircraft Register as XT-DMS -

Observed at Fujairah (U.A.E.) with Kallat El Saker Air of Libya titles - December 12 - 29, 2006

Current with Kallat El Saker of Libya - 2008

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - signing the contract at Boeing, June 1969.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - on the production line at Everett, circa 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - roll-out from the production line at Everett, circa 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - at the Boeing Factory at Everett, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery on a test flight near Seattle, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - the upstairs 'Captain Cook' lounge, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - the underfloor galley that was later moved to the main deck.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - cabin service in First Class, circa 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - cabin service, circa 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - inside the main cabin at Sydney Airport, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - inside the main cabin at Sydney Airport, date unknown.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - inside the cocpit at Sydney Airport, July 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - the upstairs lounge was later converted to Business Class seating.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - the dry shaver bar provided on the aircraft.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - the inaugural service departing Sydney Airport, September 17, 1971.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1978.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1979.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, September 1979.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, April 1980.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - original livery with 'Com. Games' titles at Sydney Airport, December 1980.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - original livery with 'Com. Games' titles at Sydney Airport, April 1981.

VH-EBA. Qantas Australia - with 'Air New Zealand' sticker at Melbourne Airport, March 1984.

4R-ULF. Air Lanka - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, July 1984.

4R-ULF. Air Lanka - in the original livery at an unknown airport, August 1984.

VH-EBA. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1986.

VH-EBA. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1989.

N307TW. Trans World - in the hybrid white livery at an unknown airport, September 1996.

N307TW. Trans World - in the hybrid white livery at Los Angeles Airport, December 1996.

LV-WYT. Aerolineas Argentinas - in the full livery at an unknown airport, May 1998.

HI-756CA. Aeromar Airlines - in the full livery at Miami Airport, August 2001.

HI-756CA. Aeromar Airlines - in the full livery at Miami Airport, October 2001.

SE-RBP. Transjet - in the full livery at Miami Airport, January 2002.

SE-RBP. Transjet - in the full livery at Charles De Gaulle Airport, May 2002.