VH-EAJ. Boeing 767-238ER. c/n 23304-119.
First of six Boeing 767-238s ordered new by Qantas - September 1983 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAJ - March 3, 1985 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - May 14, 1985 Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines First flown as N6055X - June 12, 1985 Accepted by Qantas at Everett - July 3, 1985 Departed Seattle on delivery flight as QF7671 (Capt A. Bones) - July 3, 1985 Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - July 4, 1985 Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney Aircraft named 'City of Wollongong' at Sydney - July 28, 1985 Ferried Sydney-Brisbane - August 3, 1985 Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Wellington as QF57 - August 3, 1985 Offered for sale by Qantas - March 4, 2003 Aircraft had flown 57,292 hours with 25,039 cycles to date Operated last revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as QF430 - July 19, 2003 Departed Sydney as QF6001 in basic Qantas livery for storage in U.S.A. - July 22, 2003 Ferry route: Sydney-Honolulu-Marana Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 20, 2003 Aircraft permanently withdrawn from service at Marana, Arizona - 2004 Observed at Marana on belly and minus undercarriage and cabin gutted - May 2007 Observed in pieces after being cut for scrap - February 2008 |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery over Washington State, June 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the cockpit at Sydney Airport, August 1985. |
VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, November 1985. |
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