VH-EAG Boeing 707-338C

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 02, 1968

First flown at Seattle as 'VH-EAG' - April 30, 1968

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAG - May 16, 1968

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by B. Langevad for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 16, 1968

It was the 31st Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

The aircraft was named 'City of Hobart'

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery to Australia as QF051D - May 16, 1968

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 15:38 local) on completion of the delivery flight - May 18, 1968

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Sydney

Flight crew: Captains C. G. Fox, L.W. Clarke; S/O M. Q. Blackley (HNL-SYD); N/O R. Chivers,

W. B. Short (HNL-SYD); F/E E. W. Fargas; Flight Steward R. C. Curley

It was the first Boeing 707 to land at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport (Captain D. Harden) - June 11, 1968

It conducted publicity and courtesy flights whilst in Melbourne

Operated its first revenue service Sydney - Brisbane - Auckland - Sydney - June 23, 1968

It was renamed 'Alice Springs' - February 22, 1974

Utilised on Cyclone Tracey relief flight and evacuated 271 passengers from Darwin - December 27, 1974

Utilised on Cyclone Tracey relief flight and evacuated 226 passengers from Darwin - December 29, 1974

Operated final 707 service Sydney - Brisbane - Port Morseby - Brisbane - Sydney route as QF95/96 - February 2, 1979

It operated an Antarctic Sceninc flight departing Adelaide (West Beach) - February 13, 1979

Operated the last Qantas 707 service on the Sydney - Christchurch - Sydney route - March 24, 1979

Operated the final scheduled Qantas 707 service Sydney - Auckland - Sydney as QF50/51 - March 25, 1979

This flight was under the command of Captains P. Oakley & G. Molloy

Conducted a special 1 hour charter flight Sydney - Sydney (Captain J. Blair) - March 25, 1979

Operated an unscheduled service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF16 - March 26, 1979

This last revenue flight carried 104 passengers stranded in Sydney by an air traffic controllers strike

Operated the final Qantas 707 flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF16P - March 26, 1979

This flight carried 4 passengers and was under the command of Captain A. Wickes

Sold to the Royal Australian Air Force

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 30, 1979

The aircraft had flown 38,013 hours with 14,498 cycles

Handed over to R. A. A. F. in basic Qantas livery with R. A. A. F. roundels at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - April 07, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Military Aircraft Register as A20-627

Issued to No 33 Squadron for transport duties

Repainted into the R. A. A .F. VIP livery ?

The aircraft was named 'Windsor Town'

Converted to tanker configuration - ?

Retired from service and stored at Sydney (RAAF Richmond) - February 21, 2001

The aircraft had flown a total of 50,234 hours of which 12,175 hours were in RAAF service

Used as a source of parts for the remaining R. A. A. F. Boeing 707 fleet

Intended to be sold to Omega Air, U. S. A. along with the other decommissioned RAAF Boeing 707s

It was observed stored at Sydney (RAAF Richmond) - 2009

Scrapped at Sydney (RAAF Richmond) - November 23, 2009

The cockpit section was not scrapped and has been donated to HARS, Wollongong, N.S.W. for display

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'City of Hobart' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, September 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-138.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'City of Hobart' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1973.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-096.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at an unknown airport, September 1974.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-230.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' Coat of Arms.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1950-183.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 04, 1976.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1978.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1978.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 03, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 04, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 16, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 22, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 23, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 23, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 25, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-370.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 25, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 25, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 26, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 26, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 26, 1979.

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VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 26, 1979.

(E. Favelle Copyright Image 4605-465.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 27, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-344.)

VH-EAG. Qantas Australia - 'Alice Springs' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Last Flight' inscription at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 27, 1979.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-292.)

A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 21, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 21, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 21, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 21, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 02, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 02, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 06, 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - in the basic Qantas 'ochre' livery at Perth Airport, June 1979.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 20, 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 21, 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Perth Airport, October 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Perth Airport, October 1980.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1981.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-348.)

A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1981.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 26, 1985.

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A20-627. Royal Australian Air Force - 'Windsor Town' in the revised livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1998.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 4604-341.)