Ordered new by Qantas - March 1, 1985

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - March 4, 1986

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 engines

First flown as N6055X - March 19, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBW - March 31, 1986

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - March 31, 1986

Aircraft named 'City of Brisbane' at Everett - March 31, 1986

Ferried Seattle (Everett) - San Francisco as QF501P - March 31, 1986

Operated supplementary passenger service QF501 San Francisco-Sydney - March 31, 1986

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - April 2, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

Operated first revenue service as QF2 Sydney-Melbourne - April 9, 1986

Operated first internation service as QF27 Sydney-Hong Kong - April 11, 1986

Aircraft renamed 'City of Tamworth' at Sydney - December 26, 1989

Departed Sydney for lease to Garuda Indonesian Airways - March 21, 1996

Leased to Garuda in basic Qantas livery with Garuda titles and tail logo for Hadj flights

Arrived Sydney on termination of Garuda lease - June 1, 1996

Chartered by Australian Defence Force to return SAS troops from Kuwait - December 15, 2002

Operated as QF6009 Sydney-Perth-Kuwait-Perth and was first Qantas flight to Kuwait City

Ferried Sydney-Avalon for storage - July 23, 2003

Ferried Avalon-Sydney as QF6196 - October 3, 2004

Returned to Qantas service as QF43 Sydney-Auckland - October 4, 2004

Registered to Qantas Airways, Ltd - May 11, 2005

Current

VH-EBW. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2008.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4630-189.)