• Aircraft:

  Boeing 747-238B

• Reg: VH-EBA photos
• Serial #:

  20009

• Airline: Qantas
• Photo Date: Jan 31, 1972
• Uploaded: Apr 05, 2008
• Melbourne Tullamarine Int'l Airport - YMML, Australia

Rare close-cropped photo of Qantas Airways First Boeing 747 VH-EBA Cn 20009, Named 'City of Canberra', in original livery. The aircraft is on final approach to then new Tullamarine Airport's Rwy 27 in Feb 1972. The First Qantas B747 services started from Melbourne in September 1971. VH-EBA was Delivered to Qantas on 30Jul1971, and Sold in June 1994 as N614AR. (Qantas' First Boeing 707-138B was also registered VH-EBA.)

Photographer

Aircraft

Reuben Morison VH-EBA

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Dallas Presser VH-EBA

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Noah Pitkin VH-EBA

616 1 0 Airbus A330-202

Photo location

Aircountry VH-YXQ

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Reuben Morison VH-EBA

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Early morning shot of 8ZL

Dannys_Aviation VH-8ZL

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Photographer

Rare rear Stbd Color view of In-Service USAF North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre 52-4536 (Cn 191-232) Code FU536 (with droptanks) parked at Pyongtaek (now RKSG) South Korea in 1954

Wal Nelowkin 52-4536

666 10 1 North American F-86F Sabre

Close-cropped Stbd view of RAAF CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk30 A94-922 Cn CA27-22 being used as a Training Aid at RAAF Base Amberley on 14Nov1984

Wal Nelowkin A94-922

121 0 0 CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30

Close-cropped oblique rear view of the First RAAF P-3 Orion - Lockheed P-3B A9-291 Cn 185B-5401 - on the RAAF Fairbairn YSCB apron, during her first visit to Canberra during Sep 1968

Wal Nelowkin A9-291

230 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion