VH-EBP Boeing 747-238B

VH-EBP. Boeing 747-238B. c/n 21658-341.

Was also registered as: N165UA; HS-UTC.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - February 1978

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RD516'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 16, 1978

First flown as 'N1728B' - September 21, 1978

The test registration was changed to 'N8281V' - September 23 - 25, 1978

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBP - October 16, 1978

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by H. McCarroll for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - October 16, 1978

This aircraft was the 51st Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 17th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

The aircraft was named 'City of Fremantle' at Everett

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Athens (Captain L. W. Clark) as QF501D - October 16, 1978

It operated its first revenue service Athens - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF702 - October 17, 1978

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - October 19, 1978

Delivery route: Seattle - Athens - Bangkok - Melbourne - Sydney

It acquired the '150 Years Anniversary Swan' logo to celebrate the founding of Western Australia - December 1978

It was renamed 'City of Adelaide' at Sydney - August 21, 1985

Sold by Qantas to Allco Aerospace Ltd and leased back to Qantas Airways - February 01, 1989

It was renamed 'City of Toowoomba' at Sydney - January 09, 1990

It operated its final revenue service Sydney - Melbourne - Sydney as QF22/11 - July 08, 1991

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore for maintenance (Captain C. S. Viertel) as QF501D - July 25, 1991

Returned to Allco Aerospace Ltd - July 26, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 26, 1991

The aircraft had flown 51,523 hours with 11,231 cycles

Sold to First Security Bank of Utah (U.S.A.) - July 1991

Sold to Barclay Leasing Corporation (U.S.A.) - July 26, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N165UA - July 1991

Leased to United Airlines as the registered operator - August 19, 1991

Withdrawn from service and ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage - November 02, 2000

Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - April 29, 2001

Sold to Cuda Bay Investments Inc - October 07, 2002

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 18, 2002

Sold to Grand Max Group Ltd, Hong Kong - November 18, 2002

Entered onto Thailand Aircraft Register as HS-UTC - November 2002

Leased to Orient Thai Airlines - November 2002

Entered service in a hybrid United Airlines livery with Orient Thai titles - 2003

Repainted into a basic white livery with Orient Thai titles - December 2003

It was observed withdrawn from service at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) - November 2007

The aircraft was noted as being active - September 2007

It was observed withdrawn from service at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) - November 2007

Cancelled from the Thai Aircraft Register - September 15, 2008

It was observed stored at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) - November 06, 2008

It was observed stored at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) - June 2009

Scrapped at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) - June 16, 2009 - August 2009

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 23, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-797.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 23, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-932.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 06, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-798.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 10, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-799.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-800.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-801.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-592.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1980.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-480.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'W.A. Black Swan' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 14, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-802.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Fremantle' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 15, 1981.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-803.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the 'ochre' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 06, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-084.)

VH-EBP. Qantas Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1988.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-481.)

VH-EBP. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the new livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-583.)

N165UA. United - in the revised livery at Miami International Airport, March 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-640.)

N165UA. United - in the revised livery at Manchester Airport, August 1994.

(G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 4631-758.)

N165UA. United - in the new livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-759.)

N165UA. United Airlines - in the new livery at London Gatwick Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-016.)

HS-UTC. Orient Thai Airlines - in the basic 'United' livery at Paris Orly Airport, March 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-073.)

HS-UTC. Orient Thai - in the new livery at Paris Orly Airport, December 2003.