Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - July 1976

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - June 27, 1977

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

First flown as N8295V - July 11, 1977

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBM - August 15, 1977

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - August 15, 1977

Named 'City of Parramatta' at Seattle (Everett) - August 15, 1977

Ferried Seattle-Nadi as QF501D (Capts F. Fox, L.W. Clark, K. McKnight) - August 15, 1977

Operated first revenue service Nadi-Sydney as QF577 - August 18, 1977

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - August 18, 1977

Delivery route: Seattle-Nadi-Sydney

Rolled out with modified 'Boxing Kangaroo' tail livery at Sydney - October 3, 1983

Returned to service Sydney-Honolulu-San Francisco as QF3 - October 3, 1983

Operated San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney-Melbourne service as QF4 - October 3, 1983

This flight carried the victorious Australia II Americas Cup Yachting crew & trophy

Renamed 'City of Darwin' at Sydney - August 14, 1985

Renamed 'City of Gosford' at Sydney - February 5, 1987

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

Operated final revenue service Los Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney as QF18 - February 10, 1991

Flight crew: Capts T. Gursansck, P. Dettrick

Departed Sydney as QF501D for Singapore for maintenance (Capt C.S. Viertel) - February 25, 1991

Returned to Allco Aerospace Ltd in Singapore - February 28, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 28, 1991

Aircraft had flown 65,325 hours with 12,519 cycles

Sold to Potomac Capital Investment Corp (USA) - February 28, 1991

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N161UA - March 1991

Leased to United Airlines - March 26, 1991

Sold to First Security Bank of Utah - October 1992

Operated last United Airlines revenue service - October 26, 2000

Ferried San Francisco-Marana, Arizona as UA9187 for storage

Registered to Pacific Air Corp 21352 Inc - October 28, 2002

Remained stored at Marana in basic United livery without titles

Sold to ART21352 - November 13, 2002

Departed Marana on ferry flight to Gander-Sharjah in basic United livery - December 29, 2002

Observed at Sharjah as YA-EAG operating Ariana Afghan services - January 8, 2003

Sold to J. Taylor Investments - 2003

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - August 28, 2003

Entered onto Armenian Aircraft Register as EK-74701 - 2003

Delivered to IRS Airlines (Nigeria) in basic United livery for Hadj flights - December 20, 2003

Leased to Air Van Airlines (Armenia) in basic United livery - 2004 - 2005

Air Van ceased operations - November 2005

Delivered to Buraq Air Transport as J2-KCB - December 31, 2005

Observed at Dubai in all-white livery as J2-KCB with Buraq Air titles - December 12, 2006

Returned to RAK Leasing LLC - June 24, 2007

Aircraft currently stored

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

VH-EBM. Qantas Australia - with 'Boxing Kangaroo' tail at Sydney Airport, October 1983.

VH-EBM. Qantas Australia - with 'Boxing Kangaroo' tail at Melbourne Airport, October 1983.

VH-EBM. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, October 1984.

N161UA. United Airlines - in the last livery San Francisco Airport, May 1994.

YA-EAG. I R S Airlines - in basic United livery at Sharjah Airport, August 2003.

J2-KCB. Buraq - in basic white livery at Paris Orly Airport, August 2007.