Seen WFU from use at Shannon Airport in the late afternoon winter sun light. Delivered new to Qantas as VH-EBQ on 14 Jun 1965. To Malaysian Airline System as 9M-ASQ in Feb 1974 and reregistered to 9M-MCQ in Jun 1975. To Somali Airlines as 6O-SBM on 29 Feb 1980. To Omega Air as N342A on 21 May 1985 for parts for the KC-135T reengining project. To Davis Monthan 04Feb86. Later scrapped.

This ex Qantas jet was later used by the USAF for the KC-135E program, remains are still stored at DMA. Please note the busy ramp at the Air Base.

Initially VH-EBQ of Qantas, this aircraft became 9M-ASQ and later MCQ of MAS before joining Somalia Als in Feb-1980. Registered to Omega as N342A in May 1985, she was used as a KC-135 donor and broken up at KDMA in 1986.