Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 9, 1980

First flown - September 29, 1980

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ECC - October 15, 1980

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Renton, Seattle - October 15, 1980

Aircraft was named 'City of Shepparton' by Mayor of Shepparton at Seattle - October 15, 1980

Ferried as QF501D Seattle-San Francisco (Capt L. W. Clark) - October 16, 1980

Operated its first revenue service as QF151 San Francisco-Sydney - October 16, 1980

This was a full freight charter to Burlington Northern

Arrived Sydney as QF151 at conclusion of delivery flight (Capt A.R. Bones) - October 18, 1980

Delivery route was - San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

Operated first passenger revenue service as QF21 Stdney-Tokyo - October 24, 1980

Rolled out at Sydney in new Qantas livery - September 13, 1986

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

Leased to Air Pacific in full Qantas livery with Air Pacific logos - September 19 to October 25, 1999

Leased to Air Pacific in full Qantas livery with Air Pacific logos - June 19 to July 11, 2001

Operated its final Qantas service as QF567 Cairns-Sydney - August 4, 2002

Withdrawn from use at Sydney - August 4, 2002

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

Departed Sydney on ferry flight as QF7571 Sydney-Honolulu - August 9, 2002

Ferried Honolulu-Marana as QF6019 - August 10, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 25, 2003

Observed in delelict condition minus undercarriage and engines at Pinal Air Park, Marana - December 2004

Scrapped at Pinal Air Park -