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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 3, 1971

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines

First flown as VH-EBC - October 7, 1971

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBC - October 21, 1971

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - October 21, 1971

Aircraft named 'City of Sydney' at Everett - October 21, 1971

Departed Seattle as QF053D on delivery flight - October 22, 1971

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - October 24, 1971

Flight crew: Capts B.I. Henderson, L.W. Clark, C.G. Fox

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Perth-Singapore as QF727 - October 31, 1971

Intended sale to Eastern Airlines as N372EA did not eventuate - February 1980

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne-Singapore-Bombay-Rome-Frankfurt-

Rome-Bombay-Singapore-Melbourne as QF55 / 6 - November 23 - 26, 1984

Flew British Airways charter Sydney-Auckland-Sydney (Capt C.P. Hilcox) as BA9/10 - November 26, 1984

Ferried Sydney-Auckland as QF141 Cargo - December 3, 1984

Sold to Boeing Equipment Holding Company and handed over at Auckland - December 3, 1984

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N747BM

Ferried Auckland-Sydney as BOE747 in full Qantas livery - December 4, 1984

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 4, 1984

Placed in storage at Sydney Airport - December 4, 1984 to January 27, 1985

Aircraft had flown 42,570 hours and 15,688 cycles

Entered heavy maintenance with Qantas Engineering in preparation for delivery to People Express

Rolled out in full People Express livery at Sydney Airport - June 25, 1985

Departed Sydney on delivery to People Express - July 9, 1985

Delivery route: Sydney-Honolulu-Wichita

Sold to People Express - July 1985

Operated first revenue service with People Express from New York (Newark) - July 15, 1985

Reregistered as N607PE - October 1985

Registered to Integrated Aircraft Corporation, New York

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah - January 1986

Absorbed into Continental Airlines fleet when People Express merged - February 1, 1987

Offered for sale by CIT Group / Equipment Finance Company - October 30, 1992

Aircraft had now flown 70,791 hours with 20,497 cycles

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation, New York - December 1992

Leased to Tower Air as N607PE in an all-white livery - April 2, 1993

Observed at New York (Kennedy) in an all-white livery without titles - March 14, 1998

Leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines in white livery with titles for Hadj flight - March 16, 1998

Sold to Tower Air - September 29, 1998

Registered to Tower Air Incorporated - October 1, 1998

Reregistered as N607FF - May 26, 1999

Repossessed by CIT / Equipment Finance Company when Tower Air ceased operations - July 14, 2000

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation - August 15, 2000

Scrapped at New York (Kennedy Airport) - August 31, 2000

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

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

VH-EBC. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

VH-EBC. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1979.

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

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

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

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

VH-EBC. Qantas Australia - with 'Com. Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Airport, April 1981.

VH-EBC. Qantas Australia - with 'Com. Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

N747BM. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985.

N747BM. People Express - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, July 1985.

N747BM. People Express - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, July 1985.

 

N607PE. Continental - in the original livery at Los Angeles Airport, June 1987.

N607PE. Continental - in the original livery at Los Angeles Airport, July 1987.

N607PE. TowerAir - in the all-white livery at Los Angeles Airport, June 1993.

N607PE. TowerAir - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, November 1994.

N607PE. TowerAir - in the all-white livery, location and date unknown.

N607PE. Saudia - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, April 1997.