Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - June 1970

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - July 6, 1972

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines

First flown as VH-EBE - July 27, 1972

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - August 8, 1972

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBE - August 11, 1972

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Brisbane' at Everett - August 11, 1972

Ferried Seattle-San Francisco as QF053D - August 12, 1972

Operated first revenue service San Francisco-Sydney as QF531 - August 12, 1972

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - August 14, 1972

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi

Renamed 'City of Smithfield' for one day to operate special QF140 'Smithmania' flight - September 14, 1980

Chartered by Dick Smith and all passengers and crew were named 'Smith' - (Capt J. Smith)

Sold to Boeing Equipment Holdings Company - August 23, 1984

Leased to Qantas Airways - August 23, 1984

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Auckland-Sydney as QF43/44 - December 31, 1985

Ferried Sydney-Auckland as QF141 for handover to Boeing - January 4, 1986

Ferried Auckland-Sydney as QF144 - January 4, 1986

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

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 8, 1986

Aircraft had flown 45,661 hours with 13,958 cycles

Rolled out in People Express livery at Sydney Airport - April 1986

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N609PE

Departed Sydney as BOE609 on delivery to People Express - April 18, 1986

Delivery route: Sydney-Honolulu-Wichita

Registered to Boeing Equipment Holding Company, Seattle - May 1986

Leased to People Express - May 1, 1986

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - January 1987

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

Repainted into full Continental livery - February 1987

Sold to First Security Bank of Utah - December 1989

Reregistered as N10024 - May 24, 1991

Sold to Whirpool Finance Corporation - May 1, 1993

Observed stored at Kingman, Arizona in basic Continental livery - June 19, 1993

Observed stored at Kingman, Arizona in all-white livery - June 21, 1994

Registered to WPGP2 Incorporated, Boston Harbor, Michigan - July 1994

Leased to Tower Air - July 20, 1994

Observed at New York (Kennedy Airport) in all-white livery with TowerAir titles - August 28, 1994

Reregistered as N614FF - October 1994

Returned to WPGP2 Incorporated (Whirlpool Finance Corp) - November 1996

Leased to Continental Airlines - February 5, 1997

Sub-leased to Continental Micronesia - February 5, 1997

Reregistered N14024 - June 2, 1997

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - January 13, 1998

Sold to Continental Airlines and sub-leased to Continental Micronesia - May 22, 1998

Returned to Continental Airlines - March 8, 1999

Ferried Los Angeles-Mojave for storage

Sold to Continental Airlines Purchasing Services LP - November 30, 2001

Registered to Continental Airlines Purchasing Services LP - January 4, 2002

Offered for immediate sale

Aircraft had flown 83,858 hours with 20,680 cycles as of March 4, 2003

Observed stored at Mojave in basic Continental livery with parts missing - December 24, 2007

Stored in derelict condition at Mojave - May 2008

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

VH-EBE. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, April 1979.

VH-EBE. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, August 1979.

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

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

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

VH-EBE. Qantas Australia - in full livery with 'Com. Games' titles at Brisbane Airport, May 1982.

VH-EBE. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1984.

VH-EBE. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, December 1984.

N609PE. Peoplexpress - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, April 1986.

N609PE. Continental - in the full livery with red tail logo at Melbourne Airport, June 1987.

N609PE. Continental - in the full livery with 'yellow ribbon' at London's Gatwick Airport, March 1991.

N10024. Continental - in the full livery with red tail logo at Miami Airport, July 1992.

N10024. TowerAir - in the white livery at an unknown airport, October 1994.

N614FF. TCA - in the full livery at an unknown airport, March 1996.