This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 18, 1967

First flown at Renton as 'VH-EBV' - August 31, 1967

Accepted by B. Langevad for Qantas Airways at Seattle - September 06, 1967

This was the 22nd Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 22nd Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBV - September 07, 1967

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

The aircraft was named 'City of Tamworth'

Departed Seattle on the delivery flight to Australia - September 07, 1967

Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 15:15 local) on completion of delivery flight - September 09, 1967

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tokyo - September 26, 1967

Underwent a wing life modification work with Lufthansa in Hamburg - August / September 1969

Chartered by Ansett-ANA to cover the Easter peak travel bookings - April 19, 1973

Operated the inaugural Brisbane - Christchurch service (Captain N. Andersen) - April 02, 1975

Operated Air Niugini's first international service - September 19, 1975

Route flown: Port Moresby - Manila - Hong Kong

Flight crew: Captain H. Morris; F/O Wallis; S/O Beale

Overhaulled by HAECO in Hong Kong prior to anticipated sale to B.Cal - January / February 1976

The sale to British Caledonian did not eventuate and aircraft was stored at Sydney in all-white livery - June 02, 1976

Test flown after repainting into the Qantas livery prior to returning to service - September 30, 1976

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Denpasar - Perth - Denpasar - Sydney - March 18 - 20, 1977

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 05, 1977

It had flown 30,483 hours 57 minutes with 11,537 cycles

Sold to Zambia Airways - April 29, 1977

Entered onto the Zambian Aircraft Register as 9J-AEL - May 1977

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the Zambian Airways livery on its delivery flight - May 20, 1977

Sold to Trans Arabian Air Transport - February 13, 1989

Entered onto the Sudanese Aircraft Register as ST-ALP - February 1989

It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the Trans Arabian Air Transport livery - March 04, 1989

Sold to Grumman Aerospace Corp for J-STARS conversion - June 1992

Arrived Southend - June 04, 1992

The aircraft had flown 62,750 hours with 20,446 cycles

Ferried Southend - Lake-Charles on delivery to Grumman Aerospace - June 14, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N4115J - June 14, 1992

Registered to Grumman Aerospace Corporation

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 1995

Handed over to 93rd Air Control Wing, U.S.A.F. at Robins AFB as AF92-3290 - December 13, 1996

Designated an E-8C P-2 (2nd Production Aircraft)

Current

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1969.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-260.)

'City of Tamworth' Coat of Arms.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1950-184.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1969.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-261.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1969.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-262.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1969.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-263.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at London Heathrow Airport, March 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-406.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the revised 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, August 1970.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-144.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the 'ochre' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1972.

(G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 4604-543.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the 'ochre' livery at Zurich Airport, April 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-486.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the 'ochre' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-525.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the 'ochre' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-526.)

VH-EBV. Qantas Australia - 'City of Tamworth' in the 'ochre' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1975.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 4604-544.)

VH-EBV. Zambia Airways - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1977.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4605-138.)

9J-AEL. Zambia Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-471.)

ST-ALP. TAAT Trans Arabian Air Transport - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, November 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-490.)

ST-ALP. TAAT Trans Arabian Air Transport - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-489.)