VH-OEI Boeing 747-438ER

This aircraft was the fifth of six Boeing 747-438ERs ordered new by Qantas - November 29, 2001

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RF005'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OEI - May 16, 2003

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - May 19, 2003

First flown as VH-OEI - June 18, 2003

Accepted by R Leplaw for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - June 26, 2003

This was the 140th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 56th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

The aircraft was named 'Ceduna' (was originally not shown on the outside of the aircraft)

Ferried Seattle (Paine Field) - Los Angeles as QF6024 - June 26, 2003

Departed Los Angeles as a revenue freighter service as QF7572 - June 26, 2003

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - June 28, 2003

Delivery route: Seattle - Los Angeles - Sydney

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6191 - June 28, 2003

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6196 - July 10, 2003

It operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Los Angeles as QF11 - July 10, 2003

Last service in current livery Dallas (Fort Worth) - Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF8 - July 08 - 10, 2011

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Guangzhou for maintenance and repainting as QF6021 - July 10, 2011

Ferried Guangzhou - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the 'New Roo' livery as QF6022 - July 31, 2011

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Dallas (Fort Worth) as QF7 - August 01, 2011

The aircraft was reconfigured at Melbourne (Avalon) to seat 58J / 36W / 270Y passengers - ?

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tukllamarine) as QF6101 - February 16, 2013

Operated Antarctic Scenic Flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF2903 - February 17, 2013

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (KIngsford Smith) as QF6102 - February 18, 2013

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Santiago as QF27 - February 18, 2013

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tukllamarine) as QF6001 - December 31, 2013

Operated Antarctic Scenic Flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF2903 - December 31, 2013

Operated New York (Kennedy) - Los Angeles - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF 108 - May 23 - 25, 2014

Acquired 'Socceroos' decals in Sydney to support the Australian Team in the FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Santiago as QF108 - May 28, 2014

Acquired special decals to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign on front fuselage

Operated special ANZAC Flight Sydney - Perth - Istanbul (Sabiha Gokcen) as QF100 - April 21, 2015

Operated the return service Istanbul (Sabiha Gokcen) - Perth - Sydney as QF100 - April 28, 2015

Operated Antarctic Scenic Flight Sydney - Sydney as QF6015 - February 07, 2016

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore (Seletar) for repainting as QF6015 - October 05, 2018

Operated Antarctic Scenic Flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF2907 - December 31, 2018

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF2907 - January 01, 2019

Operated Santiago - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF28 - September 15 - 16, 2019

Acquired decals supporting the Australian Wallabies Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign in Japan

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Jahannesburg as QF63 - September 22, 2019

Operated last service with the 'Wallabies' decals - Tokyo (Haneda) - Sydney as QF26 - January 14 - 15, 2020

The 'Go Wallabies' decals were removed during maintenance at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Santiago as QF27 - January 19, 2020

Operated its last revenue service Johannesburg - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF64 - March 27, 2020

Withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) due to COVID-19 pandemic

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 09:59 AEST) on the ferry flight to Los Angeles as QF6001 - June 03, 2020

It arrived at Los Angeles (06:44 PDT) on completion of the ferry flight - June 03, 2020

Flight crew: Captains A. Butcher, M. Gardiner; F/Os H. Demergelis, A. Packwood; S/O N. Fry

Flight time: 13 hours 5 minutes

Ferried Los Angeles (09:49 PDT) - Mojave (10:14 PDT) for long-term storage as QF6001 - June 04, 2020

Flight crew: Captains A. Butcher, M. Gardiner; F/Os H. Demergelis, A. Packwood; S/O N. Fry

Flight time: 25 minutes

The aircraft had flown 78,193.81 hours with 7,167 cycles on entering storage

Sold to GE Aviation Materials Inc - February 10, 2021

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 15, 2021

The aircraft was scrapped at Mojave