VH-OEG Boeing 747-438ER

This aircraft was the third of six Boeing 747-438ERs ordered new by Qantas - November 29, 2001

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RF003'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OEG - November 08, 2002

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - December 01, 2002

First flown as VH-OEG - December 14, 2002

Accepted by R. Leplaw for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - December 20, 2002

This was the 135th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 54th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6024 - December 21, 2002

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - December 22, 2002

Delivery route: Seattle - Sydney

The aircraft was named 'Parkes' (originally not shown on the outside of the aircraft)

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Snmith) - Melbourne (Avalon) for interior modifications as QF6024 - December 22, 2002

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6196 - December 31, 2002

It operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Los Angeles as QF107 - December 31, 2002

Registered to QF747 Leasing 4 Pty Ltd - May 11, 2005

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hong Kong as QF6021 for maintenance and repainting by HAECO - March 27, 2011

Ferried Hong Kong - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the Qantas 'New Roo' livery as QF6022 - April 17 - 18, 2011

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Buenos Aires (Ezeira) as QF17 - April 18, 2011

Operated its last service in the current configuration Los Angeles - Sydney as QF108 - August 12 - 14, 2011

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6195 - August 14, 2011

It was the first of 9 B-747-438s to be modified at Melbourne (Avalon) with A380 style seats and inflight entertainment

The seating arrangement was: 58J / 40W / 270Y

Test flown Melboure (Avalon) - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF2020 - October 13, 2011

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Brisbane following completion of the upgrade as QF6021 - October 14, 2011

Returned to service Brisbane - Los Angeles as QF15 - October 16, 2011

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - February 02, 2015

Operated Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - San Francisco as QF73 - August 21, 2016

Ferried San Francisco - Santiago as QF6007 - August 22, 2016

Ferried Santiago - Rio de Janeiro (Galeao) as QF6001 - August 22, 2016

It positioned to Rio de Janeiro to collect the Australian Olympic Team and return them to Australia

Operated the Olympic Charter Flight Rio de Janiero - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6032 - August 23 - 24, 2016

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hong Kong for planned maintenance - May 12, 2018

Operated Sydney - Antarctica - Sydney charter flight as QF2904 - November 17, 2019

Operated its last revenue service Johannesburg - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF64 - March 23, 2020

Withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Los Angeles as QF6021 - April 05, 2020

Flight crew: Captains M. Chestney, O. Weaver; F/Os G. Cowell, A. Packwood; S/O L. Bourke

Ferried Los Angeles - Mojave for storage in the Qantas livery as QF6001 - April 10, 2020

The aircraft had flown 80,708.34 hours with 7,355 cycles on entering storage

Sold to GE Aviation Materials - June 10, 2020

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 11, 2020

The aircraft will be scrapped at Mojave

VH-OEG. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Parkes' in the old livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-193.)

VH-OEG. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Parkes' in the 'New Roo' livery at Singapore Airport, October 30, 2013.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4631-165.)

VH-OEG. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Parkes' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 18, 2014.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4631-162.)

VH-OEG. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Parkes' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 18, 2014.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4631-163.)