VH-OED. Boeing 747-4H6. c/n 25126-858.
Ordered new by Malaysian Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - May 7, 1991 Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80C2B1F engines First flown as 9M-MHO - May 29, 1991 Entered onto Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MHO - June 1991 Registered to Malaysian Airlines System Delivered to Malaysian Airlines - June 10, 1991 Aircraft was named 'Alor Star' Sold to Qantas Airways - September 22, 1998 Cancelled from Malaysian Aircraft Register - September 22, 1998 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OED - September 22, 1998 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Departed Singapore as QF610 (Cargo) in full Qantas livery - September 30, 1998 Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - October 1, 1998 Aircraft initially un-named but later named 'Kangaroo Island' Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - May 14, 2005 Operated Qantas 'Captain's Choice Tour' as QF6034 - June 14 - 26, 2009 Route: Sydney-Buenos Aires-Iguassa Falls-Rio de Janiero-Manuas- Havana-Panama City-Lima-Easter Island-Sydney Operated final revenue service Sydney-Los Angeles-New York-Los Angeles as QF107/108 - September 13 - 14, 2009 Ferried Los Angeles-Victorville as QF6019 for storage - September 14, 2009 Final flight lasted 14 minutes Advertised for sale on 'Planemart.com' having flown 80,249 hours with 9,670 cycles - November 27, 2009 Observed at Victorville in basic Qantas livery without titles and logos - January 4, 2010 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 30, 2011 Conversion to freighter configuration for World Airways was not taken up Observed at Victorville without engines and nose radome but otherwise intact - April 26, 2011 Currently stored at Victorville awaiting final scrapping Observed in a derelict condition awaiting final scrapping at Victorville - October 19, 2011 |
9M-MHO. Malaysia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1994. |
VH-OED. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, March 2005. |
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