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Los Angeles-Auckland-Melbourne as QF026 - December 26-28, 008 Ferried Melbourne-Sydney as QF6007 - December 28, 2008 Withdrawn from use in Sydney Ferried Sydney-Honolulu-Marana as QF6020 for storage - January 4, 2009 Stored at Marana, Arizona in basic Qantas livery without titles and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. |
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