This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - June 29, 1965

First flown at Renton as 'VH-EBP' - July 30, 1965

Accepted by M. Mansill for Qantas Airways at Seattle - August 13, 1965

This was the sixteenth Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

Departed Seattle (Renton) on the delivery flight to Australia (Captain K. Nicholson) - August 14, 1965

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 18:37 hours) on completion of the delivery flight - August 16, 1965

Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Sydney

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBP - August 18, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

The aircraft was named 'Alice Springs'

Operated its first revenue service when chartered by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra - September 05, 1965

Route: Sydney - Manila - Tokyo - Hong Kong - Bombay - London - return (Captain K. Nicholson)

Departed Sydney for Mexico City, thence to Boeing Wichita for modification - May 01, 1967

Ferried Wichita - Mexico City following the modification for return service to Sydney - June 01, 1967

This aircraft was the first aircraft to use Sydney's extended Runway 16 / 34 - December 14, 1968

Operated its final revenue service on a live sheep charter to New Delhi, India - November 08 - 10, 1972

Route: Sydney - Darwin - Singapore - New Delhi as QF120; New Delhi - Manila - Sydney as QF255A

Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale to Trans World Airlines

Departed Sydney on the ferry flight to the United States in all-white livery (Captain G. J. Bailey) - November 19, 1972

Sold to Trans World Airlines - November 20, 1972

The aircraft had flown 23,000 hours

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 1972

The sale to T.W.A. did not include the aircraft's engines which were returned to Qantas

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N14791 - November 1972

Operated its first T.W.A. revenue service as a pure freighter - April 1973

Used in the trial installation of the Litton Omega Navigation System - December 1973

Operated its final T.W.A. revenue service - December 30, 1978

The aircraft had now flown 36,436 hours with 19,683 cycles

Sold to Air Cargo Egypt

Entered onto the Egyptian Aircraft Register as SU-BBA - March 1979

Accepted by Air Cargo Egypt at Wichita, Kansas - March 26, 1979

The aircraft was named 'El Mansoufa'

Operated its final Air Cargo Egypt revenue service London (Gatwick) - Cairo - March 17, 1982

Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairo, Egypt

The aircraft had flown 42,610 hours with 21,542 cycles

Sold to Farner Air Service for scrapping at Cairo - August 20, 1984

It was observed as being intact at Cairo, Egypt - May 1985

It was observed as being used as a restaurant called 'The Plane' at Cairo Airport - December 04, 1994

It was observed as being used as a restaurant called 'The Plane' at Cairo Airport - November 25, 1998

The restaurant was owned by Kamal El Gohari

Reported to have been finally cut for scrap and carted away on trucks - December 2003