VH-EAM. Boeing 767-238ER. c/n 23309-129.

Was also registered as: N771WD; E3-AAQ.

This aircraft was the fourth of six Boeing 767-238s ordered new by Qantas Airways - September 1983

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'VE066'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - October 16, 1985

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines

First flown as 'N6018N' - November 16, 1985

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAM - December 12, 1985

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by R. Walker for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - December 12, 1985

This aircraft was the 65th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 4th Boeing 767 delivered to Qantas

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF7674 - December 12, 1985

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - December 14, 1985

Delivery route: Everett - Honolulu - Sydney

It operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane - Auckland as QF141 - December 24, 1985

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Williamtown for the naming ceremony as QF1767 - February 04, 1986

The aircraft was named 'City of Lake Macquarie' at the RAAF Base Williamtown

Ferried Williamtown - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF2767 - February 04, 1986

It was offered for sale by Qantas Airways - March 04, 2003

The aircraft had flown 56,131 hours with 24,224 cycles to date

It operated its last revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF490 - April 10, 2004

It was withdrawn from service and the company name and titles were removed

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as QF6023 - April 18, 2004

It arrived at Mojave on completion of the ferry flight - April 19, 2004

Ferried route: Sydney - Honolulu - Mojave

Sold to Lehman Brothers Commercial Paper Incorporated - April 19, 2004

Sold to West Dover LLC, New York - April 19, 2004

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - April 22, 2004

It was advertised for sale by Blue Star Aviation, Kansas City

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N771WD - May 07, 2004

Registered to West Dover LLC

Ferried Mojave - Miami in the basic 'Qantas' livery - June 09, 2004

Cancelled from United States Aircraft Register - June 09, 2004

Entered onto Eritrean Aircraft Register as E3-AAQ - June 09, 2004

Leased to Eritrean Airlines as the registered operator

It was observed at Frankfurt in the Eritrean Airlines livery - July 31, 2004

Eritrean Airlines ceased scheduled operations to concentrate on hadj flights - December 2009

The aircraft was placed in storage at Tel Aviv, Israel - December 2009

Ferried Tel Aviv - Asmara for reactivation - April 01, 2010

It operated ad-hoc charter flights from Asmara to Frankfurt and Amsterdam (Schiphol)

Ferried Asmara - Frankfurt for maintenance - July 20, 2011

Ferried Frankfurt - Shannon for repainting by Eirtech - August 20, 2011

Rolled out at Shannon in new 'Eritrean Airlines' livery - August 30, 2011

Ferried Shannon - Frankfurt - Asmara on return to service - September 01 - 05, 2011

Current status - ?

VH-EAM. Qantas - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1986.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-282.)

VH-EAM. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 17, 1987.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-283.)

VH-EAM. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-108.)

VH-EAM. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-284.)

VH-EAM. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-285.)

VH-EAM. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'City of Lake Macquarie' in the revised livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 17, 2002.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-286.)

E3-AAQ. Eritrean Airlines - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, August 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-097.)

E3-AAQ. Eritrean Airlines - in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, January 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-098.)