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VH-EBH
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VH-EBH |
18067 |
City of Darwin |
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N93134
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10MAR61
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Rolled
out as 707-138B  |
| N93134 |
13APR61
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First flown for 1 hr 36 mins |
| N93134 |
21JUN61
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Completed
test flying (first aircraft built as 138B). The test registration
was presented on the aeroplane with a hyphen i.e. N-93134. |
| VH-EBH |
29JUL61
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Accepted by Qantas. (TT: 100:27) |
| VH-EBH |
30JUL61
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Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd |
| VH-EBH |
JUL61
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Photographed
on a pre-delivery test flight.
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| VH-EBH |
05AUG61
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Departed
Seattle at 0337 for San Francisco from where it entered service
to Sydney. Honolulu-Sydney: 9 hrs 40 mins (Record) Seattle-Sydney: 14 hrs 36 mins (Record) Captain A.A.E. (Bert) Yates SEA-HNL Captain Eric Robinson HNL-SYD |
| VH-EBH |
06AUG61
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Arrived
Sydney at 1158. The aircraft was delivered in the interim livery
(as were VH-EBI to VH-EBK). Named "City of Darwin" after
delivery to Sydney. The V-Jet livery was subsequently applied in
Sydney. It was the first turbo-fan aircraft delivered to Qantas.
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| VH-EBH |
01SEP61
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Departed Sydney at 1906 to Vancouver. This was the inaugural Qantas 707-138B service |
| VH-EBH |
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Underwent
an engine change at Mascot. |
| VH-EBH |
23OCT64
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Departed Sydney at 0940 for Tokyo with the Australian Olympic team |
| VH-EBH |
07MAR65
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The aircraft featured in an undercarriage incident at Perth. The aircraft circled Perth with one of the mainwheels dangling from the starboard undercarriage. The circling aircraft and the subsequent safe landing were covered live on television. |
| VH-EBH |
28SEP66
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| VH-EBH |
30JUN68
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Departed
Sydney at 1105 on its last Qantas service (to Christchurch). The
aircraft was then withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney. |
| VH-EBH |
21AUG69
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Sold to British West Indian Airways Ltd, Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
| VH-EBH |
18SEP69
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Struck off Australian Register |
| 9Y-TDC |
28SEP69
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Departed
Sydney at 0900 on delivery to BWIA
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| 9Y-TDC |
22MAR73
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Nosewheel failed to lower at Toronto. Substantial damage. (Ref: HAI I7) |
| 9Y-TDC |
76
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Photographed
in BWIA livery
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| 9Y-TDC |
APR77
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Advertised for sale by BWIA |
| 9Y-TDC |
18NOV77
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Withdrawn from service by BWIA and stored at Port of Spain |
| VR-CAN |
18MAR78
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Sold to Euro Air Financing. To Ohio Air Center for VIP conversion and resale |
| VR-CAN |
78
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Registered to Universal Leasing |
| VR-CAN |
18FEB79
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Visited London, Heathrow |
| VR-CAN |
20APR79
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Noted at Miami on charter to Divine Light |
| VR-CAN |
JUN79
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| VR-CAN |
AUG79
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Advertised for sale by OMNI Aircraft Trading |
| VR-CAN |
SEP79
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Painted
with Air Guinee titles for one week |
| VR-CAN |
22SEP79
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Noted at Dakar, Guinee |
| VR-CAN |
24SEP79
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Noted at Miami still in Air Guinee titles |
| VR-CAN |
29NOV79
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Noted at Burbank |
| VR-CAN |
28SEP79
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Returned to Euro Air Financing and noted at Miami with Air Guinee titles removed |
| VR-CAN |
APR80
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| VR-CAN |
04MAY80
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Noted at Stansted with Hughes International stickers |
| VR-CAN |
10AUG80
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Stored at Stansted |
| VR-CAN |
23SEP81
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Noted stored at Marana |
| VR-CAN |
28JUL86
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Noted stored at Marana |
| VR-CAN |
21FEB92
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Noted stored at Marana, cocooned and complete (AL306/12) |
| VR-CAN |
05MAR05
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A report in "Cactus Wings News" states that the aircraft was sighted at Marana on this date with the wings and tail hacked off. It was speculated that some of the aircraft might be destined for a museum. |
| VR-CAN |
21JAN08
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The
nose section was photographed being transported for incorporation
into a simulator. |
Camera icon is linked to a photo.
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks
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29MAY24
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Added an image of 9Y-TDC before delivery at Sydney. |
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7
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16OCT22
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Added an image of the aircraft on delivery to Sydney thanks to Eric Allen. |
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6
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16AUG17
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Added an image of the aircraft during early test flying. |
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5
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01JUL16
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Added
five images of the aircraft on a pre-delivery test flight. See JUL61. Added an image of the aircraft undergoing an engine change at Mascot. |
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4
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26JUN16
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Added an image of the aircraft on delivery to Sydney. |
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06JUL08
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Added a report that the nose section is to be incorporated into a simulator. Thanks to Dan Brownlee. |
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31JAN08
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Corrected spelling of name of delivery Captain to Eric Robinson (see 05AUG61). |
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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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Please forward any errors or updates to the Webmaster. |
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These sources are gratefully acknowledged. |