VH-OGU Boeing 767-338ER

VH-OGU. Boeing 767-338ER. c/n 29118-713.

Was also registered as: N207CR; B-6996.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'VS-187'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - July 13, 1998

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGU - July 13, 1998

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

First flown as VH-OGU - July 29, 1998

Accepted by S. Skimin for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - July 01, 1998

This aircraft was the 112th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 27th Boeing 767 delivered to Qantas

Departed Seattle (Everett) as QF6022 on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6022 - August 04, 1998

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - August 05, 1998

Delivery route: Seattle - Nadi - Sydney

The aircraft was unnamed at the time of delivery

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF431 - August 15, 1998

The aircraft was named 'Byron Bay' but it was not initially displayed externally on the aircraft

Operated a Air Nuigini service Sydney - Port Moresby - Brisbane - Sydney as PX006/005 - September 26, 2005

Registered to Henrietta Leasing Ltd - May 22, 2006

Leased to Australian Airlines in the standard Qantas livery as the registered operator - June 25, 2006

Operated its first Australian Airlines service - June 25, 2006

Operated its final Australian Airlines revenue service Nagoya - Cairns as AO7950 - June 30 - July 01, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator - September 19, 2006

Observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with aircraft name 'Byron Bay' now displayed on the nose - January 29, 2009

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - January 04, 2011

On the last day of Qantas 767 operations this was the fourth Boeing 767-338ER to be withdrawn from service

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as QF530 - December 27, 2014

Withdrawn from service and all 'Qantas' titles and logos were removed

Ferried Brisbane - Alice Springs as QF6160 for storage - January 09, 2015

The aircraft was placed in long-term storage at Alice Springs pending its sale

Departed Alice Springs on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6027 - October 02, 2015

It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight - October 03, 2015

Ferry route: Alice Springs - Cairns - Victorville

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 14, 2015

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N207CR - October 19, 2015

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City

This aircraft was converted to freighter configuration for Shung Feng Airlines (SF Airlines)

Test flown Victorville - Victorville - January 12, 2016

Departed Visctorville on the ferry flight to Singapore for freighter conversion - January 17, 2016

It arrived at Singapore (Paya-Lebar) on completion of the ferry flight - January 20, 2016

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 21, 2016

Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-6996 - June 21, 2016

Registered to Shun Feng Airlines, Shenzhen, China

Test flown Singapore (Paya-Lebar) - Singapore (Paya-Lebar) following freighter conversion - June 24, 2016

The aircraft was delivered to SF Airlines - ?

Current status - ?

VH-OGU. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-511.)

VH-OGU. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.

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VH-OGU. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.

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VH-OGU. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2005.

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VH-OGU. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2005.

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VH-OGU. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Byron Bay' in the revised livery at Perth Airport, February 13, 2009.

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