QF Farewell the 747
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:22 am
Drove down to Surfers Paradise beach today to watch the 'joy flight', farewell of QANTAS 747-438 (VH-OEJ),.... and what a sight it was! 
....down the coast at 4000ft & a great arc around Northern New South Wales, before heading back up the coast @ 2000ft, and climbing away just north of me on it's return to BNE. 
I recall many happy (though looong) Trans Pacific flights on QF's 747s. The first being BNE-TSV-HNL-LAX on a 'SP'. Other flights across the pacific in -200 'Combis', & finally the non-stop BNE-LAX flights on the -400s.
Funny thing was for all the people walking up & down the Esplanade, none seemed to notice this little part of Aviation history as it passed them by....
....down the coast at 4000ft & a great arc around Northern New South Wales, before heading back up the coast @ 2000ft, and climbing away just north of me on it's return to BNE. I recall many happy (though looong) Trans Pacific flights on QF's 747s. The first being BNE-TSV-HNL-LAX on a 'SP'. Other flights across the pacific in -200 'Combis', & finally the non-stop BNE-LAX flights on the -400s.
Funny thing was for all the people walking up & down the Esplanade, none seemed to notice this little part of Aviation history as it passed them by....
