VH-EAJ Boeing 707-338C

VH-EAJ. Boeing 707-338C. c/n 19630-746.

Was also registered as: G-BDSJ; 5X-UBC.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 08, 1968

First flown at Renton as VH-EAJ - September 12, 1968

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAJ - September 25, 1968

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

The aircraft was named 'City of Geelong'

It was accepted by B. Langevad for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 25, 1968

It was the 34th and final Boeing 707 delivered new to Qantas Airways

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia via London - September 25, 1968

Departed London as a migrant charter to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) via Athens as QF170/003- October 01, 1968

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 16:10 local) on completion of the delivery flight - October 03, 1968

It was endangered by bushfires whilst on the ground at Melbourne ( Avalon) during crew training - January 08, 1969

Quick actions by the aircrew and engineers saved the aircraft by moving it around the airfield to escape the fires

Operated the inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch service - July 01, 1972

The aircraft was renamed 'City of Broken Hill' - May 15, 1975

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Brisbane - Auckland - Sydney - March 19, 1976

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 24, 1976

It had flown 27,874 hours with 9,387 cycles

Sold to British Caledonian Airlines - March 24, 1976

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BDSJ (CofR BDSJ/R1) - March 24, 1976

The aircraft was named 'County of Fife'

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to United Kingdom via Papeete - Miami - March 25, 1976

The aircraft was renamed 'Loch Tay'

Leased to Nigeria Airways in BCAL livery with Nigerian titles - November 15 - December 15, 1978

Sold to Uganda Airlines - October 05, 1981

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 05, 1981

Entered onto the Ugandan Aircraft Register as 5X-UBC - October 05, 1981

It sustained damage in heavy landing at Brussels - February 18, 1982

Repaired and returned to service 5 days later

It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) with small Ethiopian Airlines titles - May 29, 1988

It was destroyed when it crashed whilst landing in fog at Rome's Flumicino Airport - October 17, 1988

For further details regarding this crash please click 'HERE'

VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' Coat-of-Arms.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery over Washington State, September 1968.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery at Mexico City Airport, May 1971.

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VH-EAJ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Geelong' in the 'V-jet' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1973.

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G-BDSJ. British Caledonian - 'Loch Tay' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1977.

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G-BDSJ. British Caledonian - 'Loch Tay' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1978.

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G-BDSJ. British Caledonian - 'Loch Tay' in the standard livery at London Gatwick Airport, April 1980.

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G-BDSJ. British Caledonian - 'Loch Tay' in the standard livery at London Gatwick Airport, April 1980.

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5XUBC. Uganda Airlines - in the standard livery at Marseille Airport, September 1982.

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5XUBC. Uganda Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, December 1982.

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5XUBC. Uganda Airlines - in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, June 1985.

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