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.