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On This Day - January 05, 1966. The Trans-Australia Airlines Canadian Vickers OA-10A Catalina VH-SBV operated its final revenue service flying from Port Moresby to Kerema (Papua New Guinea). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at the Marine Base, Port Moresby where it remained until it was acquired by MoTaT, (Auckland, New Zealand) in 1975. |
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On This Day - January 05, 1970. The ex-Ansett-ANA Douglas DC-4-1009 VH-INY, having been sold to the Marine Diamond Company, South Africa and reregistered as ZS-IGB on January 01, departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its ferry flight to Johannesburg (South Africa). |
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On This Day - January 05, 1971. The Braniff International Airways Boeing 707-327C N7099 arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Dallas, Texas). It was dry-leased by Qantas Airways for 9 months for use as a freighter. |
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On This Day - January 05, 1983. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJK departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) for the last time, on the ferry flight to the United States (Wilmington, Ohio) where it will be converted to freighter configuration for operation by Airborne Express. |
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On This Day - January 05, 1993. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGF 'City of Lismore' was used by Australia Asia Airlines as a back-up aircraft for 19 days. It was operated in the basic 'Qantas' livery. |
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On This Day - January 05, 1998. The Jetcraft Aviation de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 VH-UUX entered service operating its first mining resource charter flight from Adelaide (West Beach) to Olympic Dam (South Australia). |
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On This Day - January 05, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQV entered service operating Flight JQ176 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Coolangatta (Queensland). |
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On This Day - January 05, 2012. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YIE 'Fingal Beach' entered service operating Flight DJ924 from Brisbane (Queensland) o Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - January 05, 2016. The QantasLink Fokker F28-0100 VH-NHC entered service, operating Flight QF1650 from Perth to Karratha (Western Australia). |
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