Boeing
707-338C
A20-627
(c/n 19627)
This was Qantas' VH-EAG. Both these shots are
by Greg Banfield. In the lower one, taken at
Mascot in April
1979 it is still in basic Qantas livery, with a RAAF roundel and serial
painted on the
red tail (see
enlargement). Possibly the serial was applied as decals since
some form of ID would
be required to
ferry it to Richmond or somewhere, and, with a roundel, it could hardly
be flown as
VH-EAG.
Anyway, by the time Greg took the photo above, (also at Mascot) in
March 1985, it
had been
repainted in (the then) standard military livery
This 707 had originally been delivered
to the
international carrier in May 1968,. With
the RAAF it was a VIP aircraft, and was named
'Windsor Town'.
It was withdrawn from service in 2001, used for spares and finally
scrapped
at RAAF Richmond in
2009.