VH-EBX. Boeing 707-338C. c/n 19297-636.
Was also registered as: G-BCAL; LV-MZE.
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ? It rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 12, 1967 First flown at Renton as VH-EBX - October 12, 1967 Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBX - October 24, 1967 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney It was accepted by B. Langevad for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 23, 1967 It was the 24th Boeing 707 delivered new to Qantas Airways The aircraft was named 'Port Moresby' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - October 24, 1967 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 15:54 local ) on completion of the delivery flight - October 26, 1967 Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tokyo - November 10, 1967 The aircraft was renamed 'City of Parramatta' after Papua New Guinea gained independence - October 1974 Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Christchurch - Sydney as QF318/337 - April 22 / 23, 1975 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 28, 1975 It had flown a total of 26,179 hours with 10,877 cycles Sold to British Caledonian Airways - May 13, 1975 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BCAL (Cof R G-BCAL/R1) - May 13, 1975 Departed Sydney (Kngsgford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - May 15, 1975 It arrived at London (Gatwick) on completion of the ferry flight - May 16, 1975 Aircraft was named 'County of Renfrew' and later 'Loch Invar' It operated a cargo flight to Tripoli with no titles and plain blue tail - October 1979 Sold to Skyways Air International, Panama - December 14, 1979 Leased to TAR (Transporte Aereo Rioplatense) in the basic B.Cal livery - December 14, 1979 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 14, 1979 Entered onto the Argintinean Aircraft Register as LV-MZE - December 14, 1979 Accepted by TAR at Basle, Switzerland - December 14, 1979 It was observed in the new 'TAR' livery at Miami, Florida - April 27, 1983 It was observed at Miami, Florida in the 'TAR' livery but engineless - May 31, 1989 It was observed in a derelict condition at Miami - September 30, 1992 Broken up - October 1994 |
VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - 'Port Moresby' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, April 1968. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-145.) |
VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - 'Port Moresby' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1969. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-436.) |
VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - 'Port Moresby' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1970. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-510.) |
VH-EBX. Qantas Australia - 'City of Parramatta' Coat of Arms. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1950-182.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-293.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-294.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-295.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-296.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-297.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-298.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - 'County of Renfrew' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1975. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4604-324.) |
G-BCAL. British Caledonian - in the basic livery at an unknown airport, October 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-196.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the basic 'B.Cal' livery at an unknown airport, December 1980. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4605-432.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the basic 'B.Cal' livery at Miami Airport, February 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-513.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery at Miami Airport, December 1983. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-514.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery at Miami Airport, January 13, 1985. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4605-434.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, November 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-433.) |
LV-MZE. TAR Cargo - in the revised livery at Miami Airport, November 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-515.) |