VH-EBK Boeing 747-238B

VH-EBK. Boeing 747-238B. c/n 21140-267.

Was also registered as: N159UA.

This aircraft was odered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - April 1974

It was allocated the Boing Block Number 'RB011'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - July 18, 1975

First flown as 'N8295V' - August 15, 1975

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBK - November 07, 1975

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by R. Baxter for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - November 07, 1975

This was the 45th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 11th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

The aircraft was named 'City of Wollongong'

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - San Francisco (Captains L.W. Clark, F. Fox) as QF501D - November 07, 1975

It operated its first revenue service San Francisco - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF4 - November 08, 1975

It arived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - November 10, 1975

Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Nadi - Sydney

Operated the last Qantas service Manchester - Amsterdam - Athens - Bangkok - Sydney as QF10 - February 22, 1985

Entered heavy maintenance at Sydney with Qantas Engineering - February 25, 1985

Rolled out in the Air Pacific livery - March 22, 1985

The aircraft was named 'Island of Viti Levu' at Sydney - March 23, 1985

Operated the Qantas service Sydney - Christchurch - Sydney as QF45/46 - March 23, 1985

It was leased to Air Pacific - March 24, 1985

It operated its first revenue service with Air Pacific Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Nadi as FJ911 - March 24, 1985

Utilised on both Qantas and Air Pacific services during the lease

Returned to Qantas Airways at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - September 07, 1987

Returned to Qantas service in the basic Air Pacific livery with Qantas titles - September 11, 1987

Sold to Allco Aerospace Ltd - February 01, 1989

Leased to Qantas Airwys Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Underwent heavy maintenance / repainting into Qantas livery by Air France - February 08, 1989

Rolled out in the Qantas livery at Paris (Orly) - March 08, 1989

It was renamed 'City of Sale' at Paris (Orly) - March 08, 1989

Departed as non-revenue ferry flight Paris - Bombay - Sydney as QF744 - May 04, 1989

Leased to Air Pacific - ?

It operated its final revenue service Tokyo (Narita) - Sydney (Captain A. H. Wardill) as QF22 - December 09, 1990

Ferried Sydney - Singapore (Captain C. S. Viertel) for maintenance as QF501D - December 27, 1990

Returned to Allco Aerospace Ltd in Singapore - January 18, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 18, 1991

The aircraft had flown 55,252 hours with 14,605 cycles

Sold to Electra Aviation Ltd (USA) - January 18, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N159UA - January 18, 1991

Registered to Electra Aviation Ltd

Leased to United Airlines as the registered operator

Sold to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation (USA) - October 23, 1992

It was observed at Los Angeles Airport named 'Bobbi Phillips Customer' - March 18, 2000

Operated its last United Airlines revenue service - December 16, 2000

Ferried San Francisco - Roswell (New Mexico) for storage - February 01, 2001

Returned to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation - May 06, 2001

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 07, 2001

Sold to Universal Asset Management (USA) - 2001

Scrapped at Roswell, New Mexico - 2001

N8295V. Qantas Australia - in the 'ochre' livery at Seattle Boeing Field, September 1975.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-497.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-427.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 20, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-805.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 20, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-991.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 20, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-806.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-815.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-816.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 18, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-944.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 29, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-794.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 1980.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-466.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 09, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-428.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 22, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-429.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 10, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-430.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 1982.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-467.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 25, 1983.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-432.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 21, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-431.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 21, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-433.)

VH-EBK. Qantas Australia - 'City of Wollongong' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 21, 1984.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-613.)

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 19, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-434.)

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1985.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-468.)

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 05, 1986.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-435.)

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the original livery with additional 'Qantas' titles at Paris Orly Airport, September 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-111.)

VH-EBK. Air Pacific - 'Island of Viti Levu' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 06, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-030.)

VH-EBK. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Sale' in the standard livery with additional 'Olympics For Melbourne Australia 1996' logo at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-436.)

N159UA. United - in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, April 1992.

(M. Rathke Copyright Image 4630-448.)

N159UA. United - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 1994.