Ordered new by Qantas - August 4, 1986

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - April 6, 1987

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 engines

First flown as N6005C - April 14, 1987

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - April 30, 1987

Aircraft named 'City of Darwin' at Everett - April 30, 1987

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBY - May 1, 1987

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Ferried Seattle (Everett) - Seattle (SeaTac) as QF501D - May 1, 1987

Operated supplementary passenger service QF501 Seattle-Sydney - May 1, 1987

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - May 3, 1987

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Sydney

Operated first revenue service as QF21 Sydney-Tokyo (Narita) - May 4, 1987

Aircraft renamed 'City of Mildura' at Sydney - August 30, 1994

Leased to Japan Airlines (J.A.L.) for joint JAL / Qantas services to Japan - April 1, 1992

Operated in full J.A.L. livery with Qantas titles on rear fuselage

Operated final JAL revenue service as JL771 Tokyo-Sydney - April 1, 1994

Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airlines for Hadj flights - April 13, 1994

Operated in basic J.A.L. livery with Garuda titles and tail logo

Departed Sydney as QF8532 on delivery to Garuda at Jakarta - April 13, 1994

Returned to Qantas on termination of Garuda lease - July 3, 1994

Entered Qantas Engineering for repainting - July 1994

Returned to Qantas service as 'City of Mildura' - August 19, 1994

Registered to Qantas Airways, Ltd - May 11, 2005

Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airlines for Hadj flights in basic Qantas livery - November 2006

Departed Sydney as QF6009 on delivery to Garuda at Medan - November 25, 2006

Arrived Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6010 on termination of Garuda lease - February 5, 2007

Ferried Avalon-Sydney as QF6196 - February 16, 2007

Ferried Sydney-Hong Kong as QF6105 - February 16, 2007

Returned to Qantas service as QF238 Hong Kong-Cairns - February 16, 2007

Current

VH-EBY. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport.

(Image 4630- R. N. Smith Photograph)