Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - April 1974

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - July 18, 1975

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7F(W) engines

First flown as VH-EBK - August 15, 1975

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBK - November 7, 1975

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - November 7, 1975

Named 'City of Wollongong' at Seattle (Everett) - November 7, 1975

Ferried Seattle-San Francisco as QF501D (Capts L.W. Clark, F. Fox) - November 7, 1975

Operated first revenue service San Francisco-Sydney as QF4 - November 8, 1975

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - November 10, 1975

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney

Operated last Qantas service Manchester-Amsterdam-Athens-Bangkok-Sydney as QF10 - Fenruary 22, 1985

Entered heavy maintenance at Sydney with Qantas Engineering - February 25, 1985

Rolled out in full Air Pacific livery - March 22, 1985

Aircraft named 'Island of Viti Levu' at Sydney - March 23, 1985

Operated Qantas service Sydney-Christchurch-Sydney as QF45/46 - March 23, 1985

Leased to Air Pacific - March 24, 1985

Operated first revenue service with Air Pacific Sydney-Nadi as FJ911 - March 24, 1985

Utilised on both Qantas and Air Pacific services during the lease

Returned to Qantas at Sydney - September 7, 1987

Returned to Qantas service in basic Air Pacific livery with Qantas titles - September 11, 1987

Sold to Allco Aerospace Ltd and leased to Qantas - February 1, 1989

Underwent heavy maintenance / repainting into Qantas livery by Air France - February 8, 1989

Rolled out in full Qantas livery at Paris (Orly) - March 8, 1989

Renamed 'City of Sale' at Paris (Orly) - March 8, 1989

Departed as non-revenue ferry flight Paris-Bombay-Sydney as QF744 - May 4, 1989

Leased to Air Pacific

Operated final revenue service Tokyo (Narita)-Sydney as QF22 (Capt A.H. Wardill) - December 9, 1990

Ferried Sydney-Singapore for maintenance as QF501D (Capt C.S. Viertel) - December 27, 1990

Returned to Allco Aerospace Ltd in Singapore - January 18, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 18, 1991

Aircraft had flown 55,252 hours with 14,605 cycles

Sold to Electra Aviation Ltd (USA) - January 18, 1991

Leased to United Airlines - January 18, 1991

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N159UA - January 18, 1991

Sold to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation (USA) - October 23, 1992

Observed at Los Angeles Airport named 'Bobbi Phillips Customer' - March 18, 2000

Operated last United Airlines revenue service - December 16, 2000

Ferried San Francisco-Roswell, New Mexico for storage - February 1, 2001

Returned to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation - May 6, 2001

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - May 7, 2001

Sold to Universal Asset Management (USA) - 2001

Scrapped at Roswell, New Mexico - 2001

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

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, March 1980.

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

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

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1983.

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

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 1985.

VH-EBK. Air Pacific Qantas - in the original livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 1986.

VH-EBK. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1990.