VH-JET#1 & Her Sisters

VH-EBU	19294 550 917 7808	City of Broken Hill City of Wollongong City of Parramatta
VH-EBU	14DEC66	Rolled out as 707-338C
VH-EBU	29DEC66	First flown
VH-EBU	08MAR67	Accepted by Qantas. Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd same day
VH-EBU	28MAR67	Departed Seattle on delivery to Sydney
VH-EBU	30MAR67	Arrived Sydney at 1135 (TT:22:30)
VH-EBU	06APR67	Departed Sydney at 1100 on its first service (to Christchurch)
VH-EBU	11MAY67	First aircraft painted with revised titles ("Qantas Australia") on fuselage
VH-EBU	08JAN69	Bush fires swept across Avalon airfield while VH-EBU and VH-EAJ were on the ground in connection with crew training details. Thanks to the quick actions of aircrew and engineers, the aircraft were saved by moving them around the field to escape the fires. (Source: AHSA Journal Jan-Feb 1969)
VH-EBU	27JUL69	Delivered to Lufthansa in Hamburg for wing life modification
VH-EBU	02JAN70	Departed Sydney at 1600 as QF950, its first freighter service to New York
VH-EBU	31MAR70	Departed Sydney at 1500 as QF150, its first freighter service to Minneapolis
VH-EBU	01JUL70	Departed Melbourne on the inaugural service to Christchurch
VH-EBU	01MAR71	Departed Sydney at 0920 for crew training at RAAF Edinburgh, SA
VH-EBU	09APR71	Bird strike on take-off from Calcutta. Returned to Calcutta for temporary repairs to leading edge of port wing.
VH-EBU	12APR71	Arrived in Sydney at 1350 for permanent repairs
VH-EBU	23APR71	Repairs completed
VH-EBU	26APR71	Diverted to Dubai due Bahrain weather
VH-EBU	26MAY71	Departed Sydney at 1130 as QF755 for Hong Kong. An extortionist calling himself Mr Brown demanded payment of AU$500,000 to reveal the location of an altitude sensitive bomb. Money was handed over and the aircraft searched in flight but no bomb was found. The aircraft landed safely in Sydney at 1840. The aircraft was commanded by Captain Bill Selwyn. Two men were later arrested and jailed over the extortion. Captain Bill Selwyn passed away in Bendigo on 03FEB10 aged 87.
VH-EBU	04NOV71	Test flown at Sydney after overhaul and repainting in the ochre colour scheme. VH-EBU was the first 707 to be painted in the new livery.
VH-EBU	17FEB72	Photographed at Sydney in company with Boeing 737 demonstrator N1359B.
VH-EBU	01APR73	Operated the last London-New York service (QF533). Captain Ken Nicholson
VH-EBU	28DEC74	Operated a Cyclone Tracy relief flight from Darwin to Brisbane with 247 passengers (85 adults, 78 children and 84 infants)
VH-EBU	28DEC74	Operated a Cyclone Tracy relief flight from Darwin to Sydney with 270 passengers
VH-EBU	APR75	Renamed "City of Wollongong"
VH-EBU	01JUL75	Renamed "City of Parramatta"
VH-EBU	18SEP75	Departed Sydney at 1045 on the inaugural QF25 service to Port Moresby
VH-EBU	20JUN76	Flew to Peking with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Captain Phil Oakley
VH-EBU	01NOV76	Departed Sydney at 2230 on its last service, the inaugural QF21 to Tokyo. Captain B. Eburn
VH-EBU	03NOV76	Arrived in Sydney as the QF22 from Tokyo. Captain Z.L. Krawczyk. Struck off Australian Register same day and sold to Air Niugini. (TT:32283:14 Landings: 13206)
P2-ANH	23NOV76	Registered to Air Niugini
P2-ANH	29NOV76	Departed Sydney for Air Niugini crew training at Avalon
P2-ANH	15DEC76	Returned to Sydney after crew training
P2-ANH	02JAN77	Entered service with Air Niugini from Sydney to Port Moresby.
P2-ANH	06JAN77	Operated an Air Niugini proving flight from Port Moresby to Kagoshima, Japan
P2-ANH	03JUN79	Departed Port Moresby for overhaul by Qantas in Sydney. (TT:40172:00 Landings:16661)
P2-ANH	30JUN79	Returned to service Sydney to Port Moresby
P2-ANH	25SEP79	Arrived in Sydney at 1430 from Port Moresby and Brisbane. Withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney in full Air Niugini colours. (TT:40821:00 Landings: 17132)
P2-ANH	OCT79	Sold to ITEL Capital Service Corp of USA. Still stored at Sydney in Air Niugini colours
P2-ANH	18NOV79	Advertised for sale at AU$5M
P2-ANH	DEC79	Leased to Air Niugini
P2-ANH	DEC79	Returned to ITEL and stored at Sydney
P2-ANH	15FEB80	Leased to Air Niugini while P2-ANA under overhaul
P2-ANH	28MAR80	Arrived in Sydney at 2110. Returned to ITEL and stored in Sydney
P2-ANH	10AUG80	Departed Sydney at 1000 to Hong Kong for overhaul and modifications by HAECO
P2-ANH	SEP80	Leased to Air Niugini
P2-ANH	08OCT80	Returned to ITEL and stored at Sydney
P2-ANH	NOV80	Departed Sydney for Hong Kong
P2-ANH	09MAR81	Sold to GATX Financial Services
P2-ANH	18MAR81	Noted parked in Hong Kong with a writ attached to the aircraft
P2-ANH	27APR81	Noted at Hong Kong with Air Niugini titles and logo removed
N707MB	14JUN81	Sold to International Air Leases, Miami, Florida. (AL177/13) P2-ANH registration cancelled following day (AL178/13) Seats and galleys from P2-ANH were seen in Port Moresby on 16JUN81. Note: Registration N707MB was also allocated to Boeing 707-355C msn 19986.
N707MB	17JUN81	Arrived in Miami still in basic Air Niugini livery but no titles or logo
9Q-CDA	12SEP81	Repainted as 9Q-CDA (AL181/11)
9Q-CDA	13SEP81	Rolled out at Miami in Zaire Cargo livery (AL181/11)
9Q-CDA	27SEP81	Departed Miami on lease to Zaire Cargo (AL181/11)
9Q-CDA	28SEP81	Leased to AMCO (Airline Management Consulting & Operations) but still leased to Zaire Cargo (AL182/15)
N707HW	11MAY82	In service with Arrow Air in basic Zaire Cargo livery (AL183/16)
OB-T-1264	JAN83	Leased to TAISA (Transportes Aereos Internacionales SA) of Lima, Peru (AL196/15)
OB-T-1264	27FEB83	Entered service ex Lima to Asuncion in "Train Cargo" titles (AL197/16).
OB-T-1264	DEC84	Returned to International Air Leases (AL220/15)
N707HW	JAN85	Re-registered (AL220/15).
B-2426	JUL85	Sold to Shanghai Airlines (AL225/11)
B-2426	18JUL85	Noted at Miami in Shanghai Airlines livery (AL226/12)
B-2426	29JUN88	Noted at Hong Kong for maintenance (AL262/12)
N707HW	DEC88	Registered to Export Air Leasing Inc, Miami (AL267/12)
G-EOCO	06OCT89	Registered to Anglo Cargo Airlines, UK (AL277/12)
G-EOCO	11OCT89	Leased to Anglo Cargo Airlines, UK (AL277/12)
G-EOCO	17MAY92	Sold to USAF by Omega Air for Joint-STARS (AL307/12)
G-EOCO	18MAY92	Arrived at AMARC Davis Monthan
G-EOCO	21JUN92	Noted at AMARC Davis Monthan still in full Anglo Cargo livery (AL309/14).
G-EOCO	02SEP92	UK registration cancelled (AL311/14)
67-30053	17JUN93	Departed AMARC for Lake Charles, LA for Joint-STARS conversion
93-0597	25NOV97	Handed over to USAF as E-8C Joint-STARS P-3 (3rd Production Aircraft) after conversion at Melbourne FL. Assigned 93rd ACW, Robins AFB, GA (AL376/23)
93-0597	28APR01	Noted at Warner Robins AFB with a green stripe and code WR on the tail
93-0597	13MAR09	E-8C JSTARS, tail number 93-0597, assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, experienced a near catastrophic fuel tank over-pressurisation during aerial refueling. The aircraft terminated its mission and returned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The crew and mission personnel evacuated the aircraft safely with no injuries. The mishap resulted in damage to the aircraft in the amount of $25 million dollars. There was no damage to private property. The mishap occurred during operations in the Area of Responsibility (AOR). The crew had begun aerial refueling (AR) with a KC-135, when a loud bang was heard and felt throughout the midsection of the aircraft. The crew suspended AR to evaluate the aircraft to checkout their systems and evaluate the aircraft for any damage. Finding nothing apparently wrong, the crew re-latched to the tanker and attempted to continue the AR when another series of loud noises and vibrations were heard and felt throughout the aircraft. Personnel aboard the KC-135 observed a stream of vapour and fuel streaming from the aircraft and alerted the crew. The crew checked for damage through a rear window and observed fuel streaming from at least two holes in the left wing, just inboard of the number two engine. The crew opted to terminate the mission and return to Al Udeid. Maintenance personnel then examined the aircraft and found that the number two main fuel tank had ruptured, causing extensive damage to the wing. The Accident Investigation Board (AIB) President found, by clear and convincing evidence, that the mishap was caused when a civilian subcontractor employee inadvertently left a test plug in the fuel vent system of the aircraft during recently completed Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) performed on the aircraft. Additionally, the AIB President found by substantial evidence three factors which contributed to the mishap. First, the PDM subcontractor employed ineffective tool control measures. Second, the PDM subcontractor failed to follow Technical Order (TO) mandated procedures when employing the fuel vent test plug during PDM. Third, due to the relatively short period of time between takeoff and AR, the crew did not have the opportunity to burn a substantial amount of fuel from the number two fuel tank which could have allowed the dive flapper valve to open. This explains why this mishap did not occur during ARs conducted between the time the aircraft left the PDM facility and the time of the mishap.
93-0597	FEB12	It is reported that the aircraft has been parted out and broken up at Al Udeid, Qatar. It is ironic that the former VH-EBU should end her flying days as a result of an explosion - albeit not of the type threatened by Mr Brown.

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VH-EBU

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