First of two Boeing 747-438s ordered new by Qantas - January 31, 1990

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - August 13, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines

First flown as VH-OJM - August 30, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OJM - September 17, 1991

Registered to Gosford Aircraft Ltd, Grand Cayman, British West Indies

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Gosford' at Seattle - September 17, 1991

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - September 17, 1991

Ferried Seattle-Vancouver as QF7413D (Capt D. Massey-Green) - September 17, 1991

Operated first revenue service Vancouver-Sydney as QF531 - September 18, 1991

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - September 20, 1991

Delivery route: Seattle-Vancouver-Sydney

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

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

Ferried Sydney-Portland, Oregon as QF6023 for repainting - May 14, 2003

Aircraft renamed 'Gosford'

Registered to Montana Leasing Ltd - May 3, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as registered operator

Registered to TJT Leasing Pty Ltd - January 6, 2010

Leased to qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Operated last service Sydney-Hong Kong as QF 87 in old livery - June 3, 2011

Maintenance and full repaint into new corporate livery carried out by HAECO, Hong Kong

Ferried Hong Kong-Singapore-Sydney as QF6022 in new livery - August 20, 2011

Returned to service Sydney-Tokyo (Narita) as QF21 - August 20, 2011

Current with Qantas - 2012

VH-OJM. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1997.

VH-OJM. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, June 2003.

VH-OJM. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, August 2005.