Southend to Sydney

摘要

In the october 2002 issue of Aeroplane a news item headed Southend hosts 707 veteran stated that: "the oldest surviving Boeing 707 in airworthy condition, HZ-123,which made its first flight in February 1959 and was deliverec to Qantas in July of that year as VH-EBA, is currently stored at Southend airport. The historic airliner, c/n 17696, was the 'DrototvDe short-fuselage' 707- 138, with 10ft of cabin length removed just aft of the wing." In 2004 another Aeroplane news item reported that "HZ-123 is still awaiting a saviour".