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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - February 21, 1986

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines

First flown as N6046P - March 7, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAO - March 19, 1986

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Everett - March 19, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight as QF7676 - March 19, 1986

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - March 21, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Cairns'

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Wellington as QF47 - April 2, 1986

Offered for sale by Qantas - March 4, 2003

Aircraft had flown 56,507 hours with 24,012 cycles to date

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Cairns-Sydney as QF922 / 923 - July 10, 2004

Departed Sydney as QF6019 for storage in U.S.A. in basic livery without titles or tail logo - July 15, 2004

Ferried route: Sydney-Honolulu-Victorville, California

Sold to West Dover LLC, New York - August 3, 2004

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 3, 2004

Advertised for sale by Blue Star Aviation, Kansas City

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N774WD - August 3, 2004

Registered to West Dover LLC

Ferried Victorville-Mojave-Seattle (Boeing Field) in basic Qantas livery - March 4, 2005

Ferried Seattle (Boeing Field)-Mojave-Victorville - March 5, 2005

Ferried Victorville-Marana in basic Qantas livery for storage - March 2005

Observed stored at Marana in all-white livery without titles - August 7, 2005

Reregistered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - October 16, 2006

Ferried Marana-Forth Worth (Meacham Field) - December 20, 2006

Ferried Forth Worth (Meacham Field)-Victorville - January 5, 2007

Advertised for sale by Bristol Associates, Waashington D.C.

Aircraft had flown 60,488 hours with 26,881 cycles

Aircraft currently stored at Victorville, California

Advertised for sale by Global Air for $US 8 million - May 2009

Stored at Victorville - October 2010

 

VH-EAO. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, August 2002.