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VH-EBL. Boeing 707-138B. c/n 18739-385. Was also registered as: N107BN; PK-MBA; N46D. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - July 02, 1964 First flown as 'VH-EBL' - August 06, 1964 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBL - August 19, 1964 Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney Accepted by P. Jost for Qantas Airways at Seattle - August 19, 1964 This was the twelfth Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas Departed Seattle (16:30 local) on the delivery flight to Australia - August 19, 1964 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight (Captain F. Fox) - August 21, 1964 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Sydney Flight time: 15 hours 3 minutes The aircraft was named 'City of Geelong' Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London via Kangaroo Route - September 04, 1964 Operated the inaugural 707-138B service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch (Captain R. Uren) - April 10, 1965 The aircraft was renamed 'Winton' for the Qantas 45th Anniversary promotion - December 10, 1965 It may have carried this name for 1 day only Operated the final Qantas 707-138B service on the Sydney - Vancouver route - April 21, 1968 Operated final Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London (Heathrow) service via the Southern Cross Route - May 10, 1968 Withdrawn from use and stored engineless at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Painted in Braniff's lime green livery at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Sold to Braniff International Airways via Regency Income Corporation - June 07, 1969 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N107BN - June 1969 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 18, 1968 Departed Sydney (10:00 local) on the ferry flight to the United States - June 19, 1969 Delivery route: Sydney - Honolulu - San Francisco - Dallas The aircraft was repainted into the revised Braniff red livery - date unknown Withdrawn from use and stored - October 14, 1973 Sold to Boeing Airplane Company - June 1975 Sold to Commercial Air Transport Sales - April 1976 Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta, Indonesia - July 15, 1976 The aircraft was named 'Princess of Bali'Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 1979 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBA - May 1979 Withdrawn from use and stored at Jakarta without titles - October 1980 Sold to Omega Air - December 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N46D - February 1987 Registered to Omega Air Ferried to Shannon, Ireland for storage - March 1987 Aircraft was in the process of being parted out - October 1988 Broken up and scrapped - July 31, 1993 |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Renton, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-716.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australias' Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' Coat of Arms. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1950-181.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Renton, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-958.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-714.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-685.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-686.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-699.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-700.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-683.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-684.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-682.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-693.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-691.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-696.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-692.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-694.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-698.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-991.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-687.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-227.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-688.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-989.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-990.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery over Washington State, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-761.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-811.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-962.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-892.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-895.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-903.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-901.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-896.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' at Seattle Boeing Field, August 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4604-899.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, circa 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-207.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the original 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, circa 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-208.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, December 1964. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-129.) |
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VH-EBL. Qantas Australia's Overseas Airline - 'City of Geelong' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 10, 1965. This was to promote the airline's 45th Anniversay celebrations. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-361.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-264.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-265.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1969. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-267.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, December 1969. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-268.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the original livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-500.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-316.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-572.) |
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N107BN. Braniff International - in the final livery at an unknown airport, March 1973. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-269.) |
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N107BN. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Manila Airport, October 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-270.) |
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N107BN. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Jakarta Airport, November 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-362.) |
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PK-MBA. Merpati Nusantara Airlines - 'Pribcess Bali' in the standard livery at Jakarta Airport, December 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-420.) |
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PK-MBA. Merpati - in the basic livery at Jakarta Airport, June 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-271.) |
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N46D. Merpati - in the basic livery at Shannon Airport, October 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-432.) |