Model Aircarft in my Collection 8: N707JT (John Travolta Qantas 707)

Model Images:

Aircraft History:

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton as a 707-138B - July 29, 1964

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register (Qantas) as VH-EBM - September 10, 1964

Suffered undercarriage failure on take off from Perth Airport - March 6, 1965. Right rear axle on starboard undercarriage truck broke leaving wheel assembly hanging by torque rod. Aircraft landed safely and undercarriage repaired

Sold to Braniff International via Regency Income Corp - June 7, 1969. Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N108BN

Sold to Kirk Kerkorian / Tracy Investments Corp (Tracinda) - September 1975

Sold to TAG Aviation, Saudi Arabia - September 26, 1977

Reregistered as N707XX to TAG Aviation Ltd - July 1990

Sold to Jet Clipper Johnny LLC (John Travolta) - May 25, 1998. Re-registered as N707JT - December 13, 1998

Repainted in full Qantas 'V-Jet' livery for Qantas marketing campaign - June 2002

Currently owned and operated by John Travolta

Historical information from aussieairliners.org.

Images of Actual Aircraft

Full size image at aussieairliners.org

As N108BN

As N707JT - Original Colour Scheme

As N707JT Qantas V-Jet Scheme