Second of six Boeing 767-238s ordered new by Qantas - September 1983

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - May 29, 1985

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines

First flown as N6009F - June 28, 1985

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAK - July 11, 1985

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Everett - July 11, 1985

Departed Seattle on delivery flight as QF7672 (Capt A. Bones) - July 11, 1985

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - July 13, 1985

Delivery route: Seattle-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Sydney

Ferried Sydney-Townsville-Sydney as QF7670/7680 for aircraft naming ceremony - July 29, 1985

Aircraft named 'City of Townsville' at Townsville - July 29, 1985

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Wellington as QF37 - July 30, 1985

Offered for sale by Qantas - March 4, 2003

Aircraft had flown 57,508 hours with 24,992 cycles to date

Operated last revenue service as QF490 Melbourne-Sydney - June 22, 2003

Withdrawn from service having flown 59,145 hours with 25,595 cycles

Operated supplementary freighter service Sydney-Nadi-Honolulu QF7571 - June 30, 2003

Aircraft departed Sydney in basic Qantas livery without titles or tail logo

Ferried Honolulu-Marana as QF6023 for storage - July 2, 2003

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 20, 2003

Aircraft stored at Marana, Arizona prior to scapping

VH-EAK. Qantas Australia - in the original livery

(R. N. Smith Photograph.)

VH-EAK. Qantas Australia - in the original livery

(R. N. Smith Photograph.)