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VH-EBE
| VH-EBE |
17700
59 59 505 |
City of Perth |
| VH-EBE |
02JUL59
|
Rolled out as 707-138 |
| VH-EBE |
13AUG59
|
First flown |
| VH-EBE |
24AUG59
|
Boeing delivery date to Qantas (Ref: HAI D20) |
| VH-EBE |
04SEP59
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd |
| VH-EBE |
08SEP59
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Accepted by Qantas |
| VH-EBE |
17SEP59
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Arrived Sydney at 0719. (TT: 99:40) |
| VH-EBE |
SEP59
|
The
aircraft was photographed at Avalon without a name or coat of arms
but with the markings E 5 under the nose (last letter of registration
and 5th delivery to Qantas). Evidently it was painted as "City
of Perth" sometime after delivery but before entering service.
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| VH-EBE |
09OCT59
|
Departed
Sydney at 0900 on proving flight to London via the Middle East |
| VH-EBE |
24OCT59
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Returned to Sydney at 0800 |
| VH-EBE |
27OCT59
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Departed Sydney at 1310 on the inaugural service to London via the Kangaroo Route under the command of Captain Ralph Bruce. Routing: Sydney, Darwin, Singapore, Bangkok, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrain, Cairo, Rome and London |
| VH-EBE |
28MAR60
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Photographed
at Adelaide, SA. |
| VH-EBE |
01JUN60
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Record flight from San Francisco to New York in 4 hrs 33 mins. Captain Bert Yates |
| VH-EBE |
JUL60
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Photographed
at Sydney. |
| VH-EBE |
18AUG60
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Departed Sydney for Rome with the Australian Olympic team. (Source: Photo in State Library of NSW) |
| VH-EBE |
18OCT61
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Departed Sydney at 0900 on the regular service to San Francisco from where the aircraft positioned to Seattle for 138B conversion |
| VH-EBE |
20OCT61
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Arrived Seattle at 0959. (TT: 6312:40) |
| VH-EBE |
28NOV61
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Test flight |
| VH-EBE |
30NOV61
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Returned to Qantas at Seattle |
| VH-EBE |
04DEC61
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Arrived Sydney at 2105. (TT: 6330:32) |
| VH-EBE |
05DEC61
|
Entered paint shop for V-Jet fin and rudder repaint |
| VH-EBE |
07DEC61
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Repaint completed |
| VH-EBE |
08DEC61
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Departed Sydney at 1207 for London via the Kangaroo Route |
| VH-EBE |
01FEB62
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Inaugurated the Sydney-Perth-London service |
| VH-EBE |
06APR62
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Operated the first direct service from Brisbane to Singapore (Ref: PAT 108) |
| VH-EBE |
17FEB63
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Departed Sydney at 0856 for Christchurch. Flying time 2 hrs 19 mins. First 707 to visit New Zealand |
| VH-EBE |
18FEB63
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Royal
Flight from Christchurch to Canberra with HRH Queen Elizabeth II
and Prince Phillip. (Qantas sources state that the aircraft arrived
Sydney at 1641 but contemporary newsreel footage shows a Qantas
707-138B landing in the rain at RAAF Base Fairbairn in Canberra.
The registration and name on the aircraft are indistinct but the
registration appears to be VH-EBE. However, the coat of arms on
the nose is clearly that of the City of Perth. The official itinerary
shows Her Majesty arriving in Canberra "p.m. on 18 February"
so the time quoted from Qantas sources i.e. 1641 hours probably
refers to the arrival in Canberra.)
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| VH-EBE |
19JUL63
|
Record flight from Sydney to Brisbane in 46 minutes. |
| VH-EBE |
07FEB64
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Royal Flight: London to Nadi, Queen Mother. (Note: 1) |
| VH-EBE |
28FEB64
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Royal Flight: Christchurch to Canberra. (Note: 1) |
| VH-EBE |
25MAR64
|
Royal Flight: Perth to London. (Note: 1) |
| VH-EBE |
25APR65
|
Photographed
taking-off from Sydney. |
| VH-EBE |
AUG67
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Photographed
at Mascot wearing an MSA logo. |
| VH-EBE |
16FEB68
|
Departed Sydney at 1500 on last Qantas service (to San Francisco) |
| VH-EBE |
01MAY68
|
Struck off Australian Register |
| N793SA |
15MAY68
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Sold to International Aerodyne, Miami and leased to Standard Airways, Seattle. Departed Sydney at 1115 on delivery. (TT: 26203:00) |
| N793SA |
70
|
Photographed
in Standard Airways colours at Munich. |
| CF-PWW |
20JUL69
|
Leased
to Pacific Western Airlines, Vancouver (Fleet No 774). |
| CF-PWW |
DEC69
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Photographed
in PWA livery. |
| CF-PWW |
27MAR71
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Photographed
at Seattle with PWA titles removed. |
| N793SA |
01MAY71
|
Returned to International Aerodyne and leased to Alaska Airlines |
| N793SA |
30SEP71
|
Returned to International Aerodyne |
| N793SA |
02OCT71
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Noted at Dallas in Alaska Airlines livery |
| VP-BDE |
18NOV71
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Leased to Bahamas World Airlines and named "Spirit of 73"
|
| N793NA |
08AUG74
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Returned to International Aerodyne and sold to National Aircraft Leasing |
| N793NA |
OCT75
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Leased to Aeroamerica |
| N793NA |
FEB76
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Sub-leased to Egyptair
|
| N793NA |
APR76
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Returned to Aeroamerica |
| N793NA |
JUN77
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Sub-leased to Egyptair |
| N793NA |
06OCT77
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Nose damaged at Tripoli when struck by wing tip of Tarom Il-62 YA-ARM |
| N793NA |
OCT77
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Returned to Aeroamerica |
| N793NA |
FEB78
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Stored at Boeing Field, Seattle |
| N793NA |
12DEC78
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Rolled out after 10 months in hangar. All white with no titles |
| N793NA |
20JAN79
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Sold to TAG Air |
| N793NA |
08OCT79
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Photographed
at San Antonio |
| N793NA |
02FEB80
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Photographed
at San Antonio |
| N793NA |
24APR83
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Sold to Boeing for KC-135 parts (AL200/12) |
| N793NA |
JUN83
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Registered to Aviation Technical Support Inc., Waco TX (AL202/14) |
| N793NA |
JUL83
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Registration cancelled (AL203/15) |
| N793NA |
96
|
Dismantled
by National Aircraft at Tucson AZ. |
| N793NA |
c.
03
|
A company doing structural testing and fuel probe/wiring mods cut some parts off the airframe. |
| N793NA |
31MAR06
|
The remains of the airframe were cut up by National Aircraft at Tucson. |
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NOTES
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1
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Apparently VH-EBE was allocated to these Royal flights but the Queen Mother was struck down by appendicitis and never made this tour. It is known that the Royal Yacht Britannia did visit Fiji and New Zealand in connection with this tour, evidently having sailed before the Queen Mother's illness. It is not known if anyone took the place of the Queen Mother or if VH-EBE actually did any flying in connection with this tour. |
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks
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16
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29MAY24
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Added an image of N793NA. |
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15
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11MAY23
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Added an image of CF-PWW. |
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14
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16OCT22
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Added an image of VH-EBE thanks to Eric Allen. |
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13
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16FEB22
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Added an image of the aircraft in Aeroamerica colours and Egypt Air titles thanks to Stefan Röhrich. |
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12
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30AUG20
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Added another image of the aircraft operating a Royal flight to Canberra on 18FEB63. Thanks to Peter Lindeman. |
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11
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05AUG20
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Added an image of the aircraft operating a Royal flight to Canberra on 18FEB63. Thanks to Peter Lindeman. |
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10
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16JAN18
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Added an image of the aircraft in Aeroamerica colours and Egypt Air titles. |
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9
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11AUG16
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Corrected the details of the Queen's arrival in Australia on 18FEB63. |
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8
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26MAY13
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Added an image of the aircraft in Standard Airways colours at Munich in 1970. |
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7
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31AUG12
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Added an image of the aircraft at Adelaide on 28MAR60. Thanks to Nigel Daw of SAAM. |
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6
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23JUN12
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Added an image of the aircraft wearing an MSA logo. Thanks to Phil Vabre of the Civil Aviation Historical Society. |
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5
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02MAY11
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Highlighted an anomaly with the 1964 tour by the Queen Mother. See Note 1 above. Thanks to Tom Harwood for pointing out the discrepancy. |
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4
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25MAR07
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Added reference to the Australian Olympic team on 18AUG60. |
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3
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05JAN07
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Photographic evidence indicates that the aeroplane was delivered without a name or coat of arms. Thanks to Bill Fishwick. |
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2
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14DEC06
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Added details of the scrapping thanks to Bob Maddern. |
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1
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27JUL06
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Created individual page for this aircraft. Archived Updates for combined B707-138B list. |
NOTES |
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There
are four numbers in the second column of each header. These are: 1. The Constructor's Number (c/n or Manufacturer's Serial Number) 2. The Line Number (The order in which final assembly began) 3. Cumulative Line Number (The order in which the aircraft were rolled out) 4. Engineering Block Number (Customer Number) Note: During early production, the Line Number was often the same as the Cumulative Line Number. Source: "The Boeing 707 & 720" Air-Britain 1972. |
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These sources are gratefully acknowledged. |