VH-EBW. Boeing 747-338. c/n 23408-638.


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 San Francisco-Sydney as QF501 - March 31, 1986

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

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

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

Operated first international service Sydney-Hong Kong as QF27 - 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 Sydney-Auckland as QF43 - October 4, 2004

Registered to Qantas Airways, Ltd - May 11, 2005

Operated final revenue service Los Angeles-Auckland-Melbourne as QF026 - December 26-28, 008

Ferried Melbourne-Sydney as QF6007 - December 28, 2008

Withdrawn from use in Sydney

Ferried Sydney-Honolulu-Marana as QF6020 for storage - January 4, 2009

Stored at Marana, Arizona in basic Qantas livery without titles and logo

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 8, 2010

Aircraft had flown 86,691 hours with 16,393 cycles

Sold to SAYEGH Group Aviation - August 11, 2010

Sold to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City - August 11, 2010

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N176SG - August 27, 2010

Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City

Aircraft remains stored at Marana in basic Qantas livery

Observed still stored at Marana - April 2011


VH-EBW. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, May 2001.

VH-EBW. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, August 2001.

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