RESURRECTED! Last Qantas 747 leaves Boneyard

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Qantas' penultimate 747 departed the desert boneyard supposed to be its final resting place to fly 3,500km to Oscoda, Michigan.

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The iconic aircraft, originally known as VH-OEJ, left Mojave on 1 June as flight K49329 and arrived in Michigan at 5:31pm.

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The plane is now registered to US cargo business Kalitta, offering optimism that the 'Queen of the Skies' won't be cut up for components.

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It was stated that General Electric purchased it, but very little is known about the use that it would put it to.

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VH-last OEJ's Qantas trip to LAX before the Mojave Desert 'boneyard' was a national media event in July 2020.

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Chris Robson shared a video of its'resurrection flight' out of Mojave to the Farewell Qantas Boeing 747 group.

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Australian Aviation was able to identify the aircraft by its manufacturer's serial number (MSN), 32914.

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RESURRECTED! Last Qantas 747 leaves Boneyard

Qantas' penultimate 747 departed the desert boneyard supposed to be its final resting place to fly 3,500km to Oscoda, Michigan.

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The iconic aircraft, originally known as VH-OEJ, left Mojave on 1 June as flight K49329 and arrived in Michigan at 5:31pm.

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The plane is now registered to US cargo business Kalitta, offering optimism that the 'Queen of the Skies' won't be cut up for components.

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It was stated that General Electric purchased it, but very little is known about the use that it would put it to.

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VH-last OEJ's Qantas trip to LAX before the Mojave Desert 'boneyard' was a national media event in July 2020.

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Chris Robson shared a video of its'resurrection flight' out of Mojave to the Farewell Qantas Boeing 747 group.

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Australian Aviation was able to identify the aircraft by its manufacturer's serial number (MSN), 32914.

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