VH-OGE. Boeing 767-338ER. c/n 24531-278.


Order for this aircraft announced by Qantas - July 7, 1988

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - July 26, 1989

First flown as VH-OGE - August 15, 1989

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGE - September 5, 1989

Registered to NBB New South Wales Lease Co. Ltd, Tokyo

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - September 5, 1989

Departed Seattle (Everett) as QF7635D on delivery flight (Capt P. Laing) - September 5, 1989

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - September 7, 1989

Delivery route: Seattle (Everett)-Honolulu-Sydney

Aircraft named 'City of Orange'

Operated first Qantas revenue service - September 1989

Used as a standby aircraft for Australia Asia Airlines - January 28 to February 14, 1995

Operated for Australia Asia in basic Qantas livery without titles, logos and aircraft name

Returned to full Qantas livery at Sydney - February 24, 1995

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - August 5, 2005

Operated final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine)-Sydney as QF434 - January 21, 2012

Observed at Sydney in basic Qantas livery only - January 30, 2012

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 7, 2012

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N364CM - February 10, 2012

Registered to Cargo Aircraft Management Incorporated, Orlando, Florida

Departed Sydney on ferry flight to United States - February 11, 2012

Ferry route: Sydney-Honolulu-Wilmington

Placed in storage pending conversion to freighter configuation


 

VH-OGE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1993.

 

VH-OGE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1994.

VH-OGE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, September 2001.

VH-OGE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Perth Airport, March 2010.