This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - July 28, 1965

First flown at Renton as 'VH-EBQ' - September 07, 1965

Accepted by M. Mansill for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 15, 1965

This was the 17th Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas Airways

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBQ - September 16, 1965

Registered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, Sydney

The aircraft was named 'City of Ballarat'

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 16, 1965

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 16:54 local) on completion of the delivery flight - September 18, 1965

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Nadi (Fiji) - October 14, 1965

It arrived at Ontario, California for modification work by Lockheed Air Service - April 20, 1966

Departed Sydney for Mexico City, thence to Boeing Wichita for modification - April 02, 1967

Returned to Sydney following completion of the modifications - May 04, 1967

Operated the inaugural Sydney - London service via the Southern Cross Route as QF530 - October 01, 1969

It was rolled out in the new 'orche' livery at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - December 10, 1971

Operated its final revenue service Christchurch - Melbourne - Christchurch - Sydney - January 28, 1974

Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale to Malaysian Airline System

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 01, 1974

It had flown 28,792:08 hours with 10,443 cycles

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-ASQ - February 21, 1974

Registered to Malyasian Airline System

Sold to Malaysian Airline System - February 22, 1974

Accepted by MAS at Sydney following test flight using the trade plate 'VH-PTF' - February 22, 1974

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysian livery - February 23, 1974

Reregistered 9M-MCQ - June 29, 1975

Operated its final Malaysian revenue service Kuala Lumpur - Frankfurt - February 14, 1980

Sold to Somali Airlines - February 29, 1980

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Somali Aircraft Register as 6O-SBM - ?

Overhaulled at Hamburg before departing on the delivery flight to Mogadishu - April 01, 1980

Sold to Jet Avionics System, Miami, Florida - March 15, 1985

Ferried Mogadishu - Hamburg for storage - May 09, 1985

Sold to Omega Air - May 21, 1985

Ferried Hamburg - Shannon, Ireland for storage in the Somali Airlines livery - May 31, 1985

Stored at Shannon in the Somali livery without engines - October 1985

Cancelled from the Somali Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N342A - December 1985

Reregistered to Omega Air Inc, Washington

Sold to Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita for spares to support KC-135s - February 04, 1986

Registered to Boeing Military Airplane Company, Wichita, Kansas - March 1986

Ferried Shannon - Stansted, England - March 02, 1986

It arrived at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona for parting out - April 02, 1986

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 1986

Noted at Davis Monthan totally parted out with remains sitting on trestles - March 30, 1999