VH-ECC Boeing 747-238B

VH-ECC. Boeing 747-238B-SCD. c/n 22615-483.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RD533'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - September 09, 1980

First flown as VH-ECC - September 29, 1980

Test flown (C1) Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) - October 13, 1980

Flight crew: Capts L. W. Clark, C. Viertel, A. Bones; F/E J. Richardson

Flight time: 4 hours 55 minutes

Test flown (C2) Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) - October 14, 1980

Flight crew: Capts L. W. Clark, C. Viertel, A. Bones; F/E J. Richardson

Flight time: 1 hour 3 minutes

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ECC - October 15, 1980

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by B. Bourke for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - October 15, 1980

This aircraft was the 55th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 21st Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

The aircraft was named 'City of Shepparton' by the Mayor of Shepparton at Seattle (Everett)

Ferried Seattle (Paine Field) - Los Angeles (Captain C. Viertel) as QF501D - October 15, 1980

It operated a freight charter flight for Burlington Northern operating Los Angeles - ? - Los Angeles - October 16, 1980

It operated its first revenue service (freight) Los Angeles - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF151 - October 17, 1980

It arrived at Sydney on completion of the delivery flight (Captain A. R. Bones) - October 18, 1980

Delivery route: Seattle - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Sydney

Flight crew: Capt C. Viertel (Los Angeles - Honolulu); Capt A. R. Bones (Honolulu - Sydney)

It operated its first passenger revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Tokyo as QF21 - October 24, 1980

Rolled out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the new 'Qantas' livery - September 13, 1986

It was converted to full passenger configuration from the 'Combi' comfiguration (passengers + 7 pallets) - 1995

Leased to Air Pacific in the standard 'Qantas' livery with 'Air Pacific' logos - September 19 to October 25, 1999

Leased to Air Pacific in the standard 'Qantas' livery with 'Air Pacific' logos - June 19 to July 11, 2001

It operated its final revenue service Cairns - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF567 - August 04, 2002

Withdrawn from use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 04, 2002

The aircraft was then prepared for long term storage in the United States

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Honolulu as QF7571 - August 09, 2002

Ferried Honolulu - Marana for storage as QF6019 - August 10, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 25, 2003

It was observed in a delelict condition minus undercarriage and engines at Pinal Air Park, Marana - December 2004

Scrapped at Pinal Air Park - ?

VH-ECC. Qantas Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 20, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-930.)

VH-ECC. Qantas Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 16, 1981.

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VH-ECC. Qantas Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 1981.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-936.)

VH-ECC. Qantas Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 14, 1984.

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VH-ECC. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 15, 1988.

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VH-ECC. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, October 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-562.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 06, 1990.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-940.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-499.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1994.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-515.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-576.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery with additional 'Operated by Air Pacific' titles at Los Angeles Airport, November 1999.

(M. Rathke Copyright Image 4630-878.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-009.)

VH-ECC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Shepparton' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2001.