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VH-OJI. Boeing 747-438. c/n 24887-826.
This aircraft was the first of two new Boeing 747-438s ordered by Qantas Airways - April 13, 1989 It was allocated the Boeing Customer Number 'RT559' Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - November 05, 1990 Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines First flown as 'N6009F' - November 27, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OJI - December 21, 1990 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Accepted by S. Collins for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - December 21, 1990 This was the 88th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 39th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas The aircraft was named 'City of Longreach' Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Los Angeles as QF7449D - December 21, 1990 Operated its first revenue service Los Angeles - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF531 - December 22, 1990 Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - December 24, 1990 Delivery route: Seattle - Los Angeles - Sydney Registered to Australian Aircraft Rentals Ltd, Sydney - January 18, 2008 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Registered to TJT Leasing Pty Ltd, Sydney - June 23, 2008 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Operated its last service in the original livery Brisbane - Hong Kong as QF87 - May 04, 2011 Underwent maintenance and repaint into the revised Qantas livery Ferried Hong Kong - Brisbane in the new livery as QF6022 - May 31, 2011 Returned to service Brisbane - Singapore as QF51 - June 02, 2011 The right winglet was damaged at Johannesburg after clipping a blast fence and was removed - December 19, 2012 The wiglets are not part of the 'minimum equipment' list but their removal increases fuel burn by 1 - 2% Operated Johannesburg - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) minus the winglet as QF64 - December 19 - 20, 2012 The missing winglet was replaced at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - December 20 - 21, 2012 Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore - Frankfurt as QF5 - December 21, 2012 Operated its final revenue service Narita - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF22 - June 21 - 22, 2015 Withdrawn from use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) and the Qantas titles and logo removed - June 23, 2015 Departed Sydney on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as QF6021 - June 27, 2015 Arrived Mojave on completion of the ferry flight - June 28, 2015 Ferry route: Sydney - Honolulu - Mojave Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 29, 2016 Scrapped at Mojave |
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VH-OJI. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, June 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-330.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, April 1992. (M. Rathke Copyright Image 4631-208.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-163.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the revised livery at Frankfurt Airport, June 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-588.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 2012. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-209.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-210.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Longreach' in the revised livery at Adelaide Airport, June 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4631-140.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas - in the basic livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 27, 2015. (D. Chee Copyright Image 4631-254.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas - in the basic livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 27, 2015. (D. Chee Copyright Image 4631-255.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas - in the basic livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 27, 2015. (D. Chee Copyright Image 4631-256.) |
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VH-OJI. Qantas - in the basic livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 27, 2015. (D. Chee Copyright Image 4631-257.) |