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VH-EBJ
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VH-EBJ |
18069 |
Longreach |
| N93135 |
05JUL61
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Rolled out as 707-138B "Longreach" |
| N93135 |
09AUG61
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First flown (2 hrs 3 mins) |
| VH-EBJ |
22AUG61
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Accepted by Qantas |
| VH-EBJ |
24AUG61
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Departed Seattle at 1650 |
| VH-EBJ |
26AUG61
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Arrived
Sydney at 1620. VH-EBJ was delivered in the interim livery which
was also carried by VH-EBH to VH-EBK inclusive.  |
| VH-EBJ |
12OCT61
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Departed Sydney at 1002 on its first service (to London via the Kangaroo route) |
| VH-EBJ |
07DEC61
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Operated the inaugural jet service from Sydney to New Caledonia (Ref: PAT 105) |
| VH-EBJ |
15JAN62
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Evaluated
in the USA until 25JAN62. Engineer Bill Fishwick recalls that one of the B707-138Bs was found to be slower than the other aircraft in the fleet. As part of the investigations, a number of cockpit instruments were replaced with instruments which had been subjected to additional accuracy checks. These instruments were marked with an orange dot on the glass. The aircraft was sent back to Boeing for checks with the Boeing owned F-86 Sabre chase aircraft but in the event the Sabre was unavailable and the 707 came back to Australia without having the checks done. For some years after, the instruments retained the orange dot markings. It is believed that this aircraft was VH-EBJ and that the performance shortfall was the reason for the evaluation at Boeing in January 1962. Can any reader confirm this? |
| VH-EBJ |
29JAN62
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Returned to Sydney at 1628 |
| VH-EBJ |
11MAY63
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Departed Sydney at 1254 on a TAA charter to Brisbane |
| VH-EBJ |
31JUL63
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Flew from Singapore to Sydney in 6 hrs 26 mins |
| VH-EBJ |
c.64
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Photographed
in the V-Jet livery.
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| VH-EBJ |
26APR65
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Departed Sydney at 1902 for London via the Southern Cross route. Royal Flight (probably the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester) |
| VH-EBJ |
SEP65
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Fitted with Inertial Navigation System for trials |
| VH-EBJ |
14JUL67
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Departed Sydney at 1907 for London via the Southern Cross route. Royal Flight: Nadi to New York, Duke and Duchess of Kent |
| VH-EBJ |
28SEP68
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Departed Sydney at 1057 on the last Qantas 707-138B service (to Christchurch and return). Stored engineless and all white at Sydney. (TT: 22387:00) |
| VH-EBJ |
07JUN69
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Sold to Braniff International Airways Inc via Regency Income Corp. |
| VH-EBJ |
25JUN69
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Struck off Australian Register |
| N106BN |
05JUL69
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Departed
Sydney at 1623 on delivery to Dallas via Brisbane and Honolulu.
Delivered in orange livery.
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| N106BN |
26SEP73
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Withdrawn from service |
| N106BN |
JAN75
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Registered to Grand American Insurance Company by this date |
| N106BN |
02APR75
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Traded in to Boeing and flown to Marana, Arizona for storage |
| OE-INA |
17JUL77
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Sold to Montana Flugbetrieb, Klagenfurt, Austria |
| OE-INA |
18JUL77
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Delivered to Klagenfurt |
| OE-INA |
26JUL77
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Noted in service with Montana |
| OE-INA |
26AUG77
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Operated an Aer Lingus flight into Heathrow |
| OE-INA |
28AUG77
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Operated a Nigeria Airways flight into Heathrow |
| OE-INA |
04SEP77
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Operated an Aer Lingus flight into Heathrow |
| OE-INA |
22DEC77
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Operated an Aer Lingus flight into Heathrow |
| OE-INA |
17MAR78
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Leased to Aer Lingus in Montana livery with Aer Lingus titles |
| OE-INA |
JUL78
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Returned to Montana |
| OE-INA |
AUG78
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| OE-INA |
28AUG78
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Operate a JAT flight into Toronto |
| OE-INA |
14OCT78
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Operated an Aer Lingus flight into Birmingham |
| OE-INA |
07JUN79
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Operated an Aer Lingus flight into Heathrow |
| OE-INA |
DEC79
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Photographed
in Montana livery |
| OE-INA |
MAY81
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Withdrawn from service at Vienna |
| OE-INA |
28JUL81
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Stored at Vienna after Montana ceased operations |
| OE-INA |
OCT81
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Registration cancelled and aircraft stored at Vienna without titles (AL187/12) |
| OE-UNA |
13NOV82
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Arrived at Stansted from Vienna for maintenance having been sold to Air Lease Egypt |
| OE-UNA |
30NOV82
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Departed for Cairo |
| SU-FAA |
03APR83
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Noted
at Orly on lease to Egypt Air (AL199/16).
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| SU-FAA |
25JAN84
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Noted at Maastricht in basic Egypt Air livery with small Air Lease Egypt titles (AL208/15) |
| SU-FAA |
02FEB84
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Noted
at Maastricht with Misr Overseas Cargo titles (AL208/15)  |
| SU-FAA |
NOV88
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Noted withdrawn from service at Cairo in faded paint with parts missing (AL264/12) |
Camera icon is linked to a photo.
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Issue
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Remarks
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16OCT22
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Added an image of VH-EBJ around the time of its delivery to Sydney thanks to Eric Allen. |
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30OCT15
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Added an image of the aircraft in Egypt Air/Air Lease Egypt markings. |
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25MAR07
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Added a possible explanation of the Boeing evaluation in JAN62. |
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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. |