VH-EBK Boeing 707-138B

VH-EBK. Boeing 707-138B. c/n 18334-229.

Was also registered as: 9Y-TDB; N58937; CN-ANS.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) as a '707-138B' - July 10, 1961

First flown as 'VH-EBK' - August 14, 1961

Accepted by R. Yates for Qantas Airways at Seattle - August 28, 1961

This aircraft was the eleventh Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas Airways

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBK - August 29, 1961

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

Departed Seattle (Renton) on delivery flight to Australia - August 29, 1961

Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - September 01, 1961

Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Nadi - Sydney

Flying time for the flight: 16 hours 39 minutes

The aircraft was named 'City of Newcastle'

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco (California) - October 01, 1961

Operated the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London (Heathrow) 'V-Jet' service via Djakarta - February 06, 1962

It suffered extensive structural damage to lower nose area on landing at Singapore - December 23, 1964

The aircraft landed heavily on its nosewheel first, during a tropical rain storm

Ferried Singapore - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) empty and unpressurised for repairs - January 04, 1965

The repairs were completed and the aircraft was returned to service - February 13, 1965

Fitted with Inertial Navigation System for trials - September 1965

Operated the final Qantas 707-138B service on Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco route - April 27, 1968

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Auckland (New Zealand) - Sydney - September 08, 1968

It was withdrawn from use and stored engineless at Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Prepared for leased to British West Indian Airways Ltd - November 1968

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 05, 1968

Entered onto the Caribbean Aircraft Register as 9Y-TDB - December 05, 1968

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on delivery to B.W.I.A. - December 08, 1968

Returned to Qantas (Sydney, Kingsford Smith) at the end of the lease - April ?, 1969

Sold to B.W.I.A. - July 04, 1969

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on redelivery to B.W.I.A. as '9Y-TDB' - September 19, 1969

Withdrawn from use by B.W.I.A. and stored at Port of Spain (Trinidad) - October ?, 1977

Sold to Euro Air Financing - October ?, 1977

Ferried from Tulsa - Basle (Switzerland) - January 14, 1978

Cancelled from the Caribbean Aircraft Register - February 02, 1978

Sold to Jet Aviation, Zurich - March ?, 1978

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N58937 - ?

Sold and registered to TAG Aviation - April 25, 1978

Converted to VIP configuration by Dee Howard (San Antonio, Texas) - June 1979 to February 1980

Departed Newark for Paris (Le Bourget) on delivery to TAG Aviation - July 23, 1980

Leased to Royal Moroccan Air Force - May 18, 1983

Entered onto the Moroccan Aircraft Register as CN-ANS - ?

It appeared as a static backdrop in the movie 'Black Hawk Down' which was filmed in Morocco - 2000

It was believed to be stored at Kenitra (Morocco) - 2008

Current status - ?

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Newcastle' in the interim livery somewhere over Washington State, August 1961.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-889.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-760.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, circa 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-891.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, circa 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-890.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, circa 1961.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-810.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, March 1962.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-258.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1962.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-809.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, April 1965.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-123.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1965.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-263.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Newcastle' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-398.)

VH-EBK. B.W.I.A. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1968.

(G. Wilkes Copyright Image 4604-980.)

VH-EBK. B.W.I.A. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1968.

(G. Wilkes Copyright Image 4604-981.)

VH-EBK. B.W.I.A. - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1968.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-264.)

VH-EBK. B.W.I.A. - in the original livery at Miami International Airport, March 1969.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-265.)

9Y-TDB. B.W.I.A. International - in the final livery at Miami International Airport, December 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-413.)

N58937. TAG Aviation - in the standard livery at Paris Le Bourget Airport, September 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-195.)

N58937. TAG Aviation - in the standard livery at Paris Le Bourget Airport, March 1982.