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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - December 17, 1985

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines

First flown as N6018N - January 16, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAN - February 5, 1986

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Everett - February 5, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight as QF7675 - February 5, 1986

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - February 7, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Sydney

Aircraft named 'Alice Springs'

Operated first revenue service QF2 Sydney-Melbourne - February 8, 1986

Offered for sale by Qantas - March 4, 2003

Aircraft had flown 57,358 hours with 24,204 cycles to date

Operated last revenue service as QF494 Melbourne-Sydney - June 18, 2004

Departed Sydney as QF6019 for storage in U.S.A. in basic livery without titles or tail logo - June 25, 2004

Ferried route: Sydney-Honolulu-Victorville, California

Sold to West Dover LLC, New York - July 9, 2004

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 12, 2004

Advertised for sale by Blue Star Aviation, Kansas City

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N773WD - September 15, 2004

Registered to West Dover LLC

Ferried Victorville-Marana in basic Qantas livery - March 5, 2005

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - April 26, 2006

Ferried Marana-Miami as N773WD - April 29, 2006

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - May 31, 2006

Reregistered as N673BF - November 22, 2006

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company

Aircraft currently stored at Miami, Florida

VH-EAN. Qantas Australia - in the original livery

(R. N. Smith Photograph.)

VH-EAN. Qantas Australia - in the original livery

(R. N. Smith Photograph.)