VH-OJB. Boeing 747-438. c/n 24373-746.


Second of four Boeing 747-438s ordered new by Qantas - March 2, 1987

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - June 6, 1989

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines

First flown as VH-OJB - August 18, 1989

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OJB - September 15, 1989

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Joint owners shown as A.G. Hawk Co. Ltd (Tokyo) & J.Y. Wing Co. Ltd (Tokyo)

Ferried Seattle-Las Vegas as BOE552 - September 15, 1989

Accepted by Qantas at Las Vegas - September 15, 1989

Ferried Las Vegas-London (Heathrow) as QF7442 - September 16, 1989

Flight crew: Capts D. Massey-Green, R. Heiniger

Operated first revenue service London-Singapore-Sydney as QF704 - September 19, 1989

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - September 21, 1989

Delivery route: Seattle-Las Vegas-London-Singapore-Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Sydney' at Sydney - October 17, 1989

Aircraft name removed during maintenance and repaint at Sydney - August 22, 1994

Rolled out in special 'Wunala Dreaming' aboriginal livery at Sydney - September 4, 1994

Returned to service Sydney-Osaka (Kansai) - September 4, 1994

Operated final service in 'Wunala Dreaming' livery Sydney-Los Angeles as QF107 - March 11, 2003

Ferried Los-Angeles-New Iberia (Louisiana) as QF6109 for repainting into standard livery - March 11, 2003

Ferried New Iberia-Los Angeles as QF6024 after repainting - March 27, 2003

Returned to service Los Angeles-Sydney as QF108 - March 27, 2003

Aircraft now named 'Mt Isa'

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - August 30, 2005

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6195 for maintenance - July 14, 2010

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon)-Sydney - August 18, 2011

Returned to service Sydney-Singapore-Frankfurt as QF5 - August 18, 2010

Current with Qantas - 2011


VH-OJB. Qantas - in the 'Wunala Dreaming' livery, October 1994.

VH-OJB. Qantas - in the 'Wunala Dreaming' livery at Sydney Airport, October 1994.

VH-OJB. Qantas - in the 'Wunala Dreaming' livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1994.

VH-OJB. Qantas - in the 'Wunala Dreaming' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995.