Qantas 707 coming home?

[Guest Swagman]

This would be amazing if it happened - there's a report in Feb's Airliners World with a nice picture of the engine covers off for inspection.

 

I wonder if Travolta would be up for the job of flying her home? :)

 

http://www.qfm.org.au/707

 

 

[Guest Swagman]

Okay that link is a dead end so the story in essence is that 707-138 HZ-123 which was originally delivered to Qantas as VH-EBA (1959) is now at Southend in the UK (or Sarfend as the locals call it). It's been looked at by members of the Outback Museum with a view to restoring it to airworthiness and flying it back to join the 747 on display at Longreach

 

 

[Guest colt_pa22]

707 is o?ne such aircraft that some would argue is the most significant QANTAS aircraft after the Avro due to the fact that it introduced Australia to the jet age. There are ex-Qantas 707 aircraft still in existence, but for how much longer?

There are currently 6 -138s still in exisitence out of 13 delivered to Qantas

 

Str 17696 707-138 HZ-123 Saudi Arabia - Government 1987-09

 

W/O 17697 707-138 N138SR Jaffe Group 19atWO

 

W/O 17698 707-138 N791SA CP Air 1967-10-15

 

Scr 17699 707-138 N500JJ Sunnyside Holdings 1979-10-10

 

Scr 17700 707-138 N793NA Aviation Technical Support 1983-04

 

Scr 17701 707-138 N792FA FBA Corporation 1982-01

 

Act 17702 707-138 9Q-CLK Congo - Government 1999-03

 

Str 18067 707-138B VR-CAN Euro Air Financing 1979-09

 

Scr 18068 707-138B N245AC Air Crew Leasing 1986-06

 

Str 18069 707-138B SU-FAA Misrair 1984-01

 

Act 18334 707-138B CNA-NS Maroc Air Force Unknown

 

Scr 18739 707-138B N-46D Omega Air 1986-12

 

Act 18740 707-138B N707JT Jett Clipper Johnny 1998-12-13

 

There are 5 707-338's active out of 21 orignially delivered to Qantas. There may be more active due to lack on information.

 

Act 18808 707-338C PT-WSZ Skymaster Airlines 1998-11-25

 

Scr 18809 707-338C 5N-ARQ Allied Airlines 1999-08-09

 

Str 18810 707-338C SU-BBA Farner Air Service 1984-08-20

 

Scr 18953 707-338C N342A Omega Air 1985-05-21

 

Scr 18954 707-338C N449J Omega Air 1985-11-18

 

W/O 18955 707-338C 5A-DJO United African Airlines 1981-10-24

 

No info on status

 

19293 707-338C N861BX United States - US Air Force (USAF) 1994-06-02

 

19294 707-338C G-EOCO Anglo Cargo 1989-10-11

 

19295 707-338C N4115J United States - US Air Force (USAF) 1992-06-14

 

19296 707-338C N6546L United States - US Air Force (USAF) 1994-02-03

 

Scr 19297 707-338C LV-MZE TAR 1979-12-14

 

No info on status

 

19621 707-338C N526SJ Emery Worldwide 1989-04-11

 

19622 707-338C N4131G United States - US Air Force (USAF) 1992-05-28

 

Act 19623 707-338C A20-623 Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1983-06-17

 

Act 19624 707-338C A20-624 Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1979-03-30

 

Scr 19625 707-338C 5N-BBD ADC Airlines 1994-04-23

 

Act 19626 707-338C N770JS Grumman Corporation 2000-08-17

 

Str 19627 707-338C A20-627 Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1979-03-20

 

Str 19628 707-338C 5A-DTF Oil Prod Maint 1987-12

 

Act 19629 707-338C A20-629 Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1983-06-17

 

W/O 19630 707-338C 5X-UBC Uganda Airlines Unknown

 

707-327C - leased to Qantas from Braniff

 

W/O 19108 707-327C OD-AFY TMA 1993-03-11

 

707-349C - ex VH-EBZ

 

W/O 19354 707-349C PT-TCS Transbrasil 1987-01-25

 

That gives the Qantas foundation at least 11 aircraft to start making offers, I'm sure they will get one.

 

colt

 

 

[Guest colt_pa22]

Looks like she has been sitting for quite a few years, 30th of September 1999 to be exact, she'll probably need 747 loads of money to get her flying again.

 

 

One of Southend's longer residents. HZ-123 was the first ever Jet aircraft that Qantas operated, and was also the first ever shortened variant of the 707. A few months ago, its future was uncertain - but now, its future is bright. Shortly, HZ-123 is due into a hanger here at Southend for a check over, it will then (if financially possible) be restored to an air-worthy condition to make the long flight over to Australia, where Qantas would like to keep it as a museum piece. Lesson over! - Canon 300D

I hope they get her.

 

colt