Rumour has it Qantas have acquired the ex Pan Am 747SP CLIPPER FLEETWING N538PA which will become VH-EAA, as neither of their 747SPs still exist. N538PA was the FAA test jet fuel tanker. The 747SP will head to Longreach when painting in Qantas colours is completed.
Qantas also want to retire an Aboriginal 747-300 VH-EBU next year to Longreach. A 747-400 is rumoured to be in the Sydney paint shop now to replace it.
Knowing Longreach airport, I don’t know where they are going to be parked unless a number of hangars and buildings are going to be demolished.
An Electra and a Connie would complete the Qantas collection of their aircraft for the past 50 years………???
Hopefully, these attractions will bolster the Longreach economy which has been devastated by drought for some years.