This aircraft was the first of two additional Boeing 747-438s ordered by Qantas Airways - July 07, 1988

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RT555'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - September 22, 1989

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines

First flown as VH-OJE - January 05, 1990

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OJE - January 26, 1990

Registered to NBB Western Australia Lease Co. Ltd (Tokyo)

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Accepted by T. Ford for Qantas Airways at Everett (Boeing Field) - January 26, 1990

This was the 81st Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 35th Boeing 747 delivered new to Qantas Airways

The aircraft was named 'City of Adelaide'

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - London (Heathrow) by Captain D. Massy-Green - January 27, 1990

Operated first revenue service London (Heathrow) - Singapore - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF2 - January 28, 1990

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - January 30, 1990

Delivery route: Everett - London - Singapore - Sydney

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - August 30, 2005

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as QF6013 - August 25, 2013

Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Los Angeles as QF15 - August 25, 2013

Ferried Los Angeles - Victorville for storage as QF6021 - August 26, 2013

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 08, 2014

This aircraft had flown ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N955JM - September 22, 2014

Registered to QF747LLC, Wilmington, Delaware

Aircraft remained stored at Victorville as N955JM - 2015

Ferried Victotville - Kansas City for storage - December 04, 2015

It was observed stored at Kansas City with many parts missing - December 04, 2017

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 18, 2018

It was observed stored at Kansas City with many parts missing - October 27, 2018

Current status - ?

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, April 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-157.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, July 1991.

(M. Rathke Copyright Image 4631-191.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1993.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-762.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1994.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-763.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1994.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-764.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1994.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-160.)

VH-OJE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Adelaide' in the standard livery at Nice Airport, September 09, 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-336.)

N955JM. QF747LLC - in the basic Qantas livery at Kansas City Airport, August 01, 2019.

(D. Voigt Copyright Image 4631-641.)

N955JM. QF747LLC - in the basic Qantas livery at Kansas City Airport, August 01, 2019.

(D. Voigt Copyright Image 4631-642.)