Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - February 1978

Was first Qantas 747 powered by Rolls-Royce engines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - October 4, 1979

First flown - October 25, 1979

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ECB - November 14, 1979

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Renton, Seattle - November 14, 1979

Aircraft was named 'City of Swan Hill' by Mayor of Swan Hill at Seattle - November 15, 1979

Ferried Seattle-San Francisco as QF501D - November 15, 1979

Operated first revenue service San Francisco-Sydney as QF4 - November 15, 1979

Arrived Sydney as QF4 at conclusion of delivery flight - November 17, 1979

Delivery route: San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

Operated inaugural Sydney-Los Angeles service as QF11 (Capt G. Molloy) - August 1, 1980

Converted to full passenger configuration from Combi comfiguration (passengers + 7 pallets) - 1995

Operated final revenue service Tokyo-Sydney as QF20 - April 21, 2002

Withdrawn from use at Sydney having flown 93,021 hours and 19,876 cycles - April 22, 2002

Prepared for long term storage in U.S.A.

Departed Sydney on ferry flight as QF7571 Sydney-Honolulu - April 30, 2002

Ferried Honolulu-Marana as QF6019 - April 30, 2002

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - May 24, 2002

Observed in delelict condition on belly minus undercarriage, engine, cockpit at Pinal Air Park, Marana

Scrapped at Pinal Air Park - December 3, 2002

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing Plant Seattle, 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing Plant Seattle, 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing Plant Seattle, 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing Plant Seattle, 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - on the production line at the Boeing Plant Seattle, 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the full livery on the flight line at Seattle, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the full livery on the flight line at Seattle, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, November 1979.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, circa 1981.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - with 'Com. Games Brisbane' titles at Sydney Airport, September 1981.

VH-ECB. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1984.