Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - September 1972

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - June 7, 1973

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines

First flown as VH-EBF - July 13, 1973

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - August 1, 1973

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBF - August 1, 1973

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Adelaide' at Everett - August 1, 1973

Ferried Seattle-San Francisco as QF053D - August 1, 1973

Operated first revenue service San Francisco-Sydney as QF533 (Capt L.W. Clark) - August 1, 1973

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - August 3, 1973

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Sydney

First baby born on a Qantas flight (QF2 Singapore-Sydney) - July 31, 1974

Baby born to Mrs J. Rix arriving at 0330 hours - (Capt M. Mamman)

Sold to Boeing Equipment Holdings Company - August 22, 1984

Leased to Qantas Airways - August 22, 1984

Aircraft had name removed at Sydney - August 15, 1985

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Christchurch-Sydney as QF45/46 - February 28, 1986

Ferried Sydney-Auckland as QF141 for handover to Boeing - February 28, 1986

Ferried Auckland-Sydney as QF144 - February 28, 1986

Entered heavy maintenance with Qantas in preparation for lease to People Express - March 1, 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 4, 1986

Aircraft had flown 44,642 hours with 13,491 cycles

Rolled out in People Express livery at Sydney Airport - July 21, 1986

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N610PE

Departed Sydney as BOE610 on delivery to People Express (Capt I. Decker) - July 23, 1986

Delivery route: Sydney-Honolulu-Wichita

Registered to Boeing Equipment Holding Company, Seattle - August 1986

Leased to People Express - August 1986

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - January 1987

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

Repainted into full Continental livery - February 1987

Sold to First Security Bank of Utah - December 1989

Reregistered as N17025 - May 1991

Withdrawn from service and stored at Marana, Arizona - 1993

Overhauled by HAECO Engineering at Hong Kong with Continental Mocronesia titles - October 1996

Delivered to Continental Micronesia from Hong Kong - December 31, 1996

Returned to Continental Airlines and placed in storage at Mojave, California - March 3, 1999

Repossessed by Calfinco Incorporated - June 15, 1999

Registered to Calfinco Incorporated, Houston, Texas - August 13, 1999

Offered for immediate sale by Continental Airlines - March 4, 2003

Aircraft had flown 80,572 hours with 20,039 cycles as of March 4, 2003

Stored in basic Continental livery at Mojave, California - May 2008

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

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

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

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

VH-EBF. Qantas Australia - in the original livery with 'Com Games' titles at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

N610PE. Continental - in the full 'red tail logo' livery at Miami Airport, March 1987.

N610PE. Continental - in the full 'red tail logo' livery at Los Angeles Airport, April 1987.

N17025. Continental - in the full 'red tail logo' livery at Miami Airport, May 1992.