VH-OEB Boeing 747-48E

VH-OEB. Boeing 747-48E. c/n 25778-983.

Was also registered as: HL-7416.

This aircraft was ordered new by Asiana Airlines of Korea - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - May 20, 1993

First flown as 'HL-7416' - June 9, 1993

Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7416 - June 1993

Registered to Asiana Airlines Inc

Delivered to Asiana Airlines - June 24, 1993

Cancelled from the Korean Aircraft Register - May 1998

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OEB - May 22, 1998

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Sold to Qantas Airways - May 29, 1998

Ferried Seoul - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - July 13, 1998

It operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Cairns as QF406 - July 31, 1998

The aircraft was initially un-named but it was later named 'Phillip Island'

Registered to Grace Leasing Ltd - May 02, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Ferried Singapore - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) following repaint into new corporate livery as QF6010 - April 01, 2008

The aircraft was named 'Phillip Island' with the titles now painted behind the cockpit window

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Los Angeles - New York (Kennedy) as QF107 - April 01, 2008

It was observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having large 'One World' titles applied - February 26, 2009

Rolled out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with new 'One World' titles - February 27, 2009

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco as QF73 - February 28, 2009

'One World' logos removed at Melbourne (Avalon) - March 2010

Rolled out at Melbourne (Avalon) with new 'Come Play - World Cup' titles - March 14, 2010

These titles were to promote Australia's bid to host the Soccer World Cup Soccer playoffs in 2018 or 2022

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6196 - March 14, 2010

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco as QF73 - March 17, 2010

New titles officially unveiled at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - March 31, 2010

It operated the Qantas 'Captain's Choice' charter as QF6034 - June 07 - 24, 2010

Route: Sydney - Buenos Aires - Iguassu Falls - Rio de Janiero - Manus - Havana - Panama City -

Lima - Easter Island - Sydney

Flight crew: Captains M. Weston, E. Cameron; F/O P. Cairns

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - November 10, 2010

Ferried Sydney - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6011 for new promotional decals to be applied - February 01, 2011

Rolled out at Melbourne (Avalon) with 'Australia 2011 Grand Prix Melbourne' titles - February 02, 2011

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6012 - February 02, 2011

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Los Angeles as QF17 - February 03, 2011

It operated the Qantas 'Captain's Choice' charter as QF6034 - May 09 - 25, 2011

Route: Sydney - Buenos Aires - Iguassu Falls - Rio de Janeiro - Manuas - Havana - Panama City -

Lima - Easter Island - Sydney

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - May 29, 2012

It operated the Qantas 'Captain's Choice' charter as QF6034 - May 30 - June 18, 2012

Route: Sydney - Papeete - Havana - Panama City - Guayaquil - Lima - Rio de Janeiro -

Iguassu Falls - Buenos Aires - Easter Island - Sydney

It operated the Hong Kong - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF128 - July 02- 03, 2013

This was the final Qantas Boeing 747-400 service configured in 'Pacific Class' configuration of 14F/66J/40W/183Y

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Avalon) for maintenance as QF6195 - July 04, 2013

During this maintenance the 'Australia Grand Prix Formula 1' titles were removed

The aircraft was also reconfigured with seating for 14F / 52J / 32W / 255Y passengers

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Brisbane as QF6196 - July 26, 2013

Returned to service Bisbane - Singapore as QF51 - July 27, 2013

It operated the Qantas 'Captain's Choice' charter as QF6034 - October 13 - 31, 2013

Route: Sydney - Phnom Penh - Mandalay - Delhi - Amman - Addis Ababa - Kilimanjaro - Seychelles - Sydney

It operated the Qantas 'Captain's Choice' charter as QF6034 - October 16 - November 06, 2014

Route: Sydney - Colombo - Baku - Tel Aviv - Marrakech - Azores - Antigua - San Francisco - Sydney

It operated an 'Around-the-World' Charter for Constellation Journeys - April 22 - May 11, 2019

Route: Sydney - Hanoi - Delhi - Kilimanjaro - Marrakech - New York - Havana - Tahiti - Sydney

It operated its penultimate service Honolulu - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF4 - June 01 - 02, 2019

It operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco as QF73 - June 02, 2019

Flight time: 13 hours 18 minutes

On arrival at San Francisco the aircraft had flown 111,444.11 hours with 12,432 cycles

Ferried San Francisco - Los Angeles as QF6021 - June 02, 2019

Flight time: 1 hour 7 minutes

At Los Angeles the Qantas titles and logos were removed from the aircraft

Ferried Los Angeles - Tupelo for storage and eventual scrapping as QF6021 - June 06, 2019

Flight time: 3 hours 13 minutes

This aircraft had been with Qantas Airways for 21.1 years

Total Flight Hours: 111,447.29 hours with 12,433 cycles

Sold to GE Aviation Materials, Inc, Tupelo (17:00 CDT) - June 13, 2019

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 14, 2019

It was observed at Tupelo being scrapped - July 11, 2020

VH-OEB. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, November 1999.

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VH-OEB. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, July 2001.

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VH-OEB. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 2002.

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VH-OEB. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2006.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at an unknown airport, January 2009.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'One World' titles at an unknown airport, March 2009.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'One World' titles at Los Angeles Airport, March 2009.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'One World' titles at Los Angeles Airport, October 2009.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'One World' titles at Los Angeles Airport, November 2009.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Come Play' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 19, 2010.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Come Play' titles at an unknown airport, December 2010.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Come Play' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 26, 2011.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2011' titles at Brisbane Airport, February 05, 2011.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2011' titles at Brisbane Airport, February 05, 2011.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2011' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2011.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2012' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 2012.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2012' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 2012.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2012' titles at London Heathrow Airport, April 2013.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix 2012' titles at Frankfurt Airport, April 2013.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 08, 2015.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 08, 2015.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 08, 2015.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 08, 2015.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 02, 2016.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 02, 2016.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 02, 2016.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 18, 2016.

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VH-OEB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Phillip Island' in the 'New Roo' livery at San Francisco Airport, June 02, 2019.

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VH-OEB. Qantas - in the basic livery at Tupelo Regional Airport, July 11, 2020.

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VH-OEB. Qantas - in the basic livery at Tupelo Regional Airport, July 11, 2020.

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VH-OEB. Qantas - in the basic livery at Tupelo Regional Airport, July 11, 2020.