VH-EBL. Boeing 707-138B. c/n 18739-385.

Was also registered as: N107BN; PK-MBA; N46D.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - July 02, 1964

First flown as 'VH-EBL' - August 06, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBL - August 19, 1964

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by P. Jost for Qantas Airways at Seattle - August 19, 1964

This was the twelfth Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas

Departed Seattle (16:30 local) on the delivery flight to Australia - August 19, 1964

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight (Captain F. Fox) - August 21, 1964

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Sydney

Flight time: 15 hours 3 minutes

The aircraft was named 'City of Geelong'

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London via Kangaroo Route - September 04, 1964

Operated the inaugural 707-138B service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch (Captain R. Uren) - April 10, 1965

The aircraft was renamed 'Winton' for the Qantas 45th Anniversary promotion - December 10, 1965

It may have carried this name for 1 day only

Operated the final Qantas 707-138B service on the Sydney - Vancouver route - April 21, 1968

Operated final Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London (Heathrow) service via the Southern Cross Route - May 10, 1968

Withdrawn from use and stored engineless at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Painted in Braniff's lime green livery at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Sold to Braniff International Airways via Regency Income Corporation - June 07, 1969

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N107BN - June 1969

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 18, 1968

Departed Sydney (10:00 local) on the ferry flight to the United States - June 19, 1969

Delivery route: Sydney - Honolulu - San Francisco - Dallas

The aircraft was repainted into the revised Braniff red livery - date unknown

Withdrawn from use and stored - October 14, 1973

Sold to Boeing Airplane Company - June 1975

Sold to Commercial Air Transport Sales - April 1976

Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta, Indonesia - July 15, 1976

The aircraft was named 'Princess of Bali'

Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 1979

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBA - May 1979

Withdrawn from use and stored at Jakarta without titles - October 1980

Sold to Omega Air - December 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N46D - February 1987

Registered to Omega Air

Ferried to Shannon, Ireland for storage - March 1987

Aircraft was in the process of being parted out - October 1988

Broken up and scrapped - July 31, 1993

 

 

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Renton, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australias' Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' Coat of Arms.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Renton, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, circa 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, circa 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, December 1964.

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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 10, 1965.

This was to promote the airline's 45th Anniversay celebrations.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, December 1969.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

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N107BN. Braniff International - in the final livery at an unknown airport, March 1973.

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N107BN. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Manila Airport, October 1976.

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N107BN. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Jakarta Airport, November 1976.

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PK-MBA. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Jakarta Airport, December 1979.

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PK-MBA. Merpati - in the basic livery at Jakarta Airport, June 1985.

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N46D. Merpati - in the basic livery at Shannon Airport, October 1988.

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