VH-EBZ. Boeing 707-349C. c/n 19354-503.

Was also registered as: N324F; EI-ASO; G-BAWP; 9J-AEC;

S2-ACG; PT-TCS.

 

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - May 19, 1966

First flown at Renton as N324F - June 09, 1966

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N324F - June 1966

Registered to Boeing Aircraft Corporation

Leased to Flying Tiger Line as the registered operator - June 21, 1966

Sub-leased to Universal Studios for the original 'Airport' movie - January 28, 1969

Returned to Flying Tiger Line - March 08, 1969

Leased / sold to Aer Lingus - April 01, 1969

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - April 01, 1969

The aircraft was named 'St Canice'

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 1970

Test flown at Dublin in the Qantas 'V-Jet' livery - September 11, 1970

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBZ - September 13, 1970

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

The aircraft was named 'City of Swan Hill'

Departed Dublin on the positioning flight to Frankfurt, Germany - September 14, 1970

It arrived at Sydney (11:07local) on completion of a migrant charter flight from Frankfurt - September 17, 1970

It operated migrant charter flights to Rome, Vienna and London - September 1970

Operated its first commercial service Sydney - London via the Southern Cross Route - September 28, 1970

Utilised to test and evaluate single side band radio equipment - August 1971

Operated its final service Sydney - Christchurch - Melbourne - Sydney as QF312/353/272 - September 24, 1971

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on ferry the flight to Dublin (Captain A. Terrell) as QF071D - September 29, 1971

It arrived at Dublin on completion of the ferry flight - September 30, 1971

Returned to Aer Lingus, Dublin in the Qantas livery

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 01, 1971

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - October 01, 1971

Leased to British Caledonian Airways - April 25, 1973

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BAWP (CofR G-BAWP/R1) - April 25, 1973

The aircraft was named 'County of Inverness'

Returned to Aer Lingus at the end of the lease - May 15, 1975

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - May 1975

Leased to Zambia Airways in the Zambia Airways livery - July 1975

Entered onto the Zambian Aircraft Register as 9J-AEC - ?

Returned to Aer Lingus at the end of the lease - October 1975

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - October 1975

Leased to Zambia Airways in the 'Aer Lingus' livery with Zambia Airways titles - October 1976

Entered onto the Zambian Aircraft Register as 9J-AEC - October 1976

Returned to Aer Lingus at the end of the lease - January 1977

Entered onto the Irish Aircrafty Register as EI-ASO - January 1977

Leased to Zambia Airways - April 03 to May 03, 1980

Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-ACG - May 1980

Leased to Bangladesh Biman in the 'Aer Lingus' livery with Bangladesh titles - May 06, 1980

Operated its first revenue service with Bangladesh Biman from London (Heathrow) - May 11, 1980

Returned to Aer Lingus at the end of the lease - November 22, 1980

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-ASO - November 1980

Rolled out at Dublin in the 'Libyan Arab' livery - February 27, 1981

Leased to Libyan Arab - March 01, 1981

Returned to Aer Lingus, withdrawn from use and stored at Dublin - October 31, 1982

Returned to Aer Lingus service in the Aer Lingus livery - September 14, 1983

Leased to Arkia, Isreal in the 'Aer Lingus' livery with Arkia titles - December 14, 1984

Returned to Aer Lingus at the end of the lease - February 24, 1985

It was converted to a high density economy seating configuration and returned to Aer Lingus service - April 1985

Operated its final Aer Lingus service London - Dublin - October 27, 1986

Sold to Omega Air and ferried Dublin - Stansted - October 30, 1986

Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - October 30, 1986

Registered N324F to Omega Air Inc, Washington - December 1986

Leased to Transbrasil, Brazil - January 25, 1987

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft register as PT-TCS - January 25, 1987

Departed Stansted on the delivery flight to Transbrasil - January 29, 1987

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed on approach to land at Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brasil - March 21, 1989

Three crew and 18 people on the ground were killed when it crashed into their houses

Aircraft was written-off

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VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Swan Hill' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 1971.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-509.)

VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Swan Hill' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 1971.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-545.)

VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Swan Hill' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-156.)

VH-EBZ. Qantas Australia - 'City of Swan Hill' in the 'V-Jet' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, circa 1971.

(Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 4605-273.)

9J-AEC. Zambia Airways - in the basic 'Aer Lingus' livery at London Gatwick Airport, November 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-494.)

9J-AEC. Zambia Airways - in the basic 'Aer Lingus' livery at Dublin Airport, November 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-437.)

EI-ASO. Aer Lingus - in the standard livery at Paris Charles de Gualle Airport, July 1978.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-495.)

S2-ACG. Bangladesh Biman - in the basic 'Aer Lingus' ' livery at London Gatwick Airport, October 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-516.)

EI-ASO. Arkia - in the basic 'Aer Lingus' livery at London Gatwick Airport, December 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4604-496.)

EI-ASO. Arkia - in the basic 'Aer Lingus' livery at an unknown airport, January 1985.

(C. Laugier Copyright Image 4605-459.)

PT-TCS. Trans Brasil - in the 'all-white' livery at Rio de Janiero Airport, July 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4605-137.)