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VH-OGC. Boeing 767-338ER. c/n 24317-246. Was also registered as: N317CM. |
This was the third of three B-767-338ERs ordered by Qantas Airways - August 24, 1987 It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'VN083' Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - October 24, 1988 First flown as 'N6005C' - November 10, 1988 Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGC - November 23, 1988 Registered to NBB Hobart Lease Co. Ltd, Tokyo Accepted by T. Ford for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - November 23, 1988 It was the 74th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 10th Boeing 767 delivered to Qantas Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to Australia (Captain P. Laing) as QF7633D - November 25, 1988 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - November 28, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle (Everett) - Honolulu - Sydney Aircraft was named 'City of Bendigo' Operated first revenue service - ? It operated military charter flights for the Republic of Singapore Air Force - October 18 - 19, 1993 Route: Singapore - Rockhampton - Singapore Leased to Air Niugini for Sydney - Brisbane - Singapore - Port Morseby - Brisbane service - August 11 - 12, 2003 It was observed at Fukuoka in the 'Qantas' livery operating for Australian Airlines - August 14, 2003 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - August 05, 2005 Operated Air Niugini service Brisbane - Port Moresby - Brisbane as PX004/003 - January 05, 2006 Operated Air Niugini service Brisbane - Port Moresby as PX006 - May 04, 2009 Operated its final revene service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF458 - February 05, 2010 Withdrawn from service at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Victorville (California) in the basic livery as QF6019 - February 22, 2010 Stored at Victorville in the basic 'Qantas' livery without titles Agreement to purchase the aircraft was signed by Air Transport Services Group, Wilmington, Delaware - April 22, 2010 Thev aircraft was to be leased to its subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management Sold to ATSG / CAM - June 15, 2010 Accepted by ATSG at Victorville, California - August 30, 2010 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 01, 2010 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N317CM - September 09, 2010 Registered to Cargo Aircraft Management Inc, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Leased to Air Transport International as the registered operator Intended for freighter conversion - 2011 Observed at Victorville in the basic 'Qantas' livery minus starboard engine - February 24, 2011 It was stored at Victorville waiting its ferry flight to Tel Aviv for conversion to freighter configuration Ferried Victorville - Wilmington - September 01, 2011 Ferried to Tel Aviv for freighter conversion by Bedek Aviation - 2011 Ferried Tel Aviv - Cincinnatti following conversion to Boeing 767-338ERF - March 15, 2012 Ferried Cincinnatti - Mojave for short-term storage - ? Test flown at Mojave - April 23, 2012 Ferried Mojave - Wilmington on delivery to ABX Air as ABX46 - April 27, 2012 Current with ABX Air |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Bendigo' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1989. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-327.) |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Bendigo' in the original livery at Los Angeles Airport, September 1990. (M. Rathke Copyright Image 4650-326.) |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Bendigo' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-549.) |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Bendigo' in the original livery with additional 'Olympic Games' bid logo at Brisbane Airport, April 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-328.) |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Bendigo' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-115.) |
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VH-OGC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Bendigo' in the revised livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-049.) |
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N317CM. ABX Air - in the standard livery at Miami Airport, October 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-557.) |