A different kind of B double

markis10 · Mar 14, 2026

A B(oeing) Double Double. JTs plane is on its way to Wollongong.

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Mwenenzi · 2026-03-22T05:57:06+1100

markis10 said:
A B(oeing) Double Double. JTs plane is on its way to Wollongong.

Source Facebook, unable to link.

Taken a long time to start the trip back to AU, [I have spent some weeks at Brunswick GA,USA]

“The Last of the Hotrods” VH-EBM - Hars

John Travolta has donated his ” beloved 707″ to HARS. Saves us having to paint it in Qantas colours I guess …. BUT .. what is so significant about this aircraft? Well, it is not JUST a Boeing 707. It […]

hars.org.au

John Travolta’s Boeing 707 begins its journey to Australia

John Travolta's beloved Boeing 707 is on its way to Australia to be rebuilt and preserved for years to come.

aerospaceglobalnews.com

The Boeing 707-138B that was originally owned by Qantas and later by the US actor John Travolta has begun an epic journey by land and sea that will see it take up its retirement at an Australian aviation museum.

Having been originally delivered to Australian carrier Qantas in 1964, the aircraft will be reassembled and take up residence at the HARS (Historical Aviation Restoration Society) Aviation Museum, located some 65 miles (100km) south of Sydney on the country’s east coast.

In recent days, the aircraft fuselage and other key components have been loaded onto specially designed transporter vehicles to begin a 10,000-mile (16,000km) journey from Georgia in the US to Sydney, Australia. The aircraft is being shipped in parts to its new home, where HARS engineers will restore the aircraft to its former glory.

Since the start of 2016, the aircraft (with the appropriate registration of N707JT) has been stored at Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) located five miles (8km) north of the city of Brunswick in Georgia, United States. It flew there from Travolta’s home in Florida for a routine maintenance inspection.

However, Boeing engineers determined that the aircraft could no longer be certified as airworthy due to corrosion and other issues, meaning it had effectively flown for the last time.
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