Model Aircrafts in My Collection 3
Gemini Jets - Qantas 707 VH-EAG
Model Photo
History of VH-EAG
Production Date: April 2, 1968
First Flight: April 30, 1968
Entered Australian Register as VH-EAG on May 16, 1968 (Named "City of Hobart")
Delivery Flight: May 18, 1968
First commercial Flight: June 23, 1968
Renamed "Alice Springs" Feb 22, 1974
Utilised for 2 relief flights - Cyclone Tracey Dec 27 and 29 (Evacuating 497 Passengers. Fitted with 171 seats!)
Operated final Scheduled Qantas 707 Service Syd-Akl-Syd on Mar 25, 1979
Operated UNSCHEDULED flight QF16 Syd - Mel on Mar 26, 1979. Carried 104 passengers standed in Sydney due to air controllers strike.
Operated the very last Qantas 707 flight QF16P Mel-Syd on Mar 26, 1979 (Return flight to QF16) carrying 4 British Air staff (also stranded due to strike).
Sold to RAAF - Registration changed to A20-627 (Named Windsor Town)
Converted to combined passenger/tanker configuration.
Retired from service and stored RAAF Richmond, Feb 21 - 2001.
Used for parts between 2001 and 2009
Scrapped Dec 2009
Cockpit section not scrapped - donated to Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), Wollongong
Operated the very last Qantas 707 flight QF16P Mel-Syd on Mar 26, 1979 (Return flight to QF16) carrying 4 British Air staff (also stranded due to strike).
Sold to RAAF - Registration changed to A20-627 (Named Windsor Town)
Converted to combined passenger/tanker configuration.
Retired from service and stored RAAF Richmond, Feb 21 - 2001.
Used for parts between 2001 and 2009
Scrapped Dec 2009
Cockpit section not scrapped - donated to Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), Wollongong
Photos of VH-EAG (Boeing 707)
There are numerous photos of the aircraft available on the web - below are links to a few.
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| VH-EAG Kingsford Smith Airport - 1979 |
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| Being Scrapped |
