VH-EBL Boeing 747-238B

VH-EBL. Boeing 747-238B. c/n 21237-285.

Was also registered as: N160UA.

This aircraft was odered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - February 1976

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'RB012'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - April 05, 1976

First flown as VH-EBL - June 14, 1976

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBL - June 29, 1976

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by R. Baxter for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - June 29, 1976

This aircraft was the 46th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 12th Boeing 747 delivered to Qantas

The aircraft was named 'City of Townsville' at Everett

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - San Francisco (Captain F. Fox) as QF501D - June 29, 1976

Operated its first revenue service San Francisco - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF501 Cargo - June 29, 1976

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - July 01, 1976

Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Sydney

It operated its first passenger service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as QF50 - July 05, 1976

It was renamed 'City of Perth' at Sydney - July 05, 1985

It was renamed 'City of Ballarat' at Sydney - November 12, 1986

Sold to Allco Aerospace Ltd - February 01, 1989

Leased to Qantas Airways as the registered operator

Operated its final international revenue service Los Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne as QF18 - January 18, 1991

Flight crew: Captains T. H. Merton, D. J. Gleen, D. V. Reeves

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Captain P. A. Garland) as QF21 - January 19, 1991

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore for maintenance as QF501D - January 30, 1991

Returned to Allco Aerospace Ltd in Singapore - March 03, 1991

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 11, 1991

The aircraft had flown 54,959 hours with 15,248 cycles

Sold to Electra Aviation Ltd (USA) - March 11, 1991

Sold to EAL (Delaware) IVX Corporation - March 11, 1991

Leased to United Airlines - March 11, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N160UA - March 11, 1991

It operated its final United Airlines revenue service - October 31, 2000

Ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - March 30, 2001

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - May 07, 2001

Sold to Millennium Aero Parts Inc - July 03, 2001

Registered to Millennium Aero Parts Inc, Opa-Locka, Florida - August 14, 2001

Sold to JODA LLC - June 18, 2002

Registered to JODA LLC, Town and Country, Montana - August 13, 2002

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - 2002

Scrapped at Marana, Arizona - 2002/2003

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 19, 1978.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-437.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 15, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-770.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 06, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-771.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 1979.

(W. Spargo Copyright Image 4631-469.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 21, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-772.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 11, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-438.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 14, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4631-614.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 14, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-969.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 23, 1980.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-992.)

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

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-470.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-439.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 01, 1982.

(N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-471.)

VH-EBL. Qantas Australia - 'City of Townsville' in the 'ochre' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 06, 1985.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-440.)

VH-EBL. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Ballarat' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-441.)

VH-EBL. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Ballarat' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1987.

(J. Goldfinch Copyright Image 4631-615.)

VH-EBL. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Ballarat' in the standard livery at Vancouver Airport, September 1987.

(J. Kimberley Copyright Image 4631-626.)

N160UA. United - in the old livery at San Francisco Airport, November 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-106.)

N160UA. United Airlines - in the new livery at San Francisco Airport, September 2000.