Second of two Boeing 747-438s ordered new by Qantas - September 1, 1989

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - June 17, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines

First flown as VH-OJL - July 5, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OJL - July 23, 1991

Registered to Hollymount Leasing Ltd, U.S. Cayman Islands

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Ballarat' at Seattle - July 23, 1991

Ferried Seattle-Las Vegas as QF7412D (Capt D. Massey-Green) - July 23, 1991

Accepted by Qantas at Las Vegas - July 23, 1991

Ferried Las Vegas-Vancouver as QF7412P (Capt D. Massey-Green) - July 23, 1991

Operated first revenue service Vancouver-Sydney as QF531 - July 24, 1991

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - July 26, 1991

Delivery route: Seattle-Las Vegas-Vancouver-Sydney

Wet leased by Ansett Australia to cover temporary loss of 747 VH-INH - October 27 - 28, 1994

Operated Ansett Australia service Sydney-Kansai-Brisbane-Sydney with small 'Ansett' titles

Operated Turkish Airlines service London-Istanbul-London as TK3502 / 3503 - June 19, 1998

Registered to Montana Leasing Ltd - May 3, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as registered operator

Registered to TJL Leasing Pty Ltd - January 5, 2010

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Operated 'last' revenue service Los Angeles-Brisbane as QF16 - February 1 - 2, 2010

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6018 for storage - February 2, 2010

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon)-Sydney as QF6196 - July 3, 2010

Returned to service Sydney-Bangkok-London (Heathrow) as QF1 - July 3, 2010

Current with Qantas - 2012

VH-OJL. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Amsterdam Airport, July 1992.

VH-OJL. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, December 1992.