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On This Day - August 15, 1954. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 749A-79 Constellation VH-EAE 'Bert Hinkler' was sold to British Overseas Airways Corporation, London. |
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On This Day - August 15, 1974. The Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sunderland Mk 5 VH-BRF 'Islander' was withdrawn from service at Sydney (Rose Bay), having flown its final Sydney - Lord Howe Island - Sydney service. It had flown a total of 6,142 hours with 750 trips to Lord Howe. |
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On This Day - August 15, 1986. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBP 'John Macarthur' was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the airline's new 'Australian' livery. It was the last aircraft to be repainted. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYG, now reregistered as N290SE, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom (Cambridge) for hand-over to Marshall Aerospace following its sale by the Ansett Liquidators. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-837 VH-VXO 'Kakadu' entered service, operating Flight QF803 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2010. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJO 'City of Toowoomba' operated its last service in the original livey, operating Flight QF64 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - August 15, 2011. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-402NG VH-LQD entered service, operating Flight QF1491 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2013. The Qantas Freight Boeing 737-376SF VH-XML was rolled out at Christchurch (New Zealand) in the new livery, following its overhaul and repaint by ANZES. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2014. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGK departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United States (Victorville, California) for long-term storage. It was sold to Cargo Aircraft Management on March 11, 2016. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2016. The Air New Zealand Boeing 777-319ER ZK-OKP was ferried from Auckland (New Zealand) to Singapore (Paya Lebar) as Flight NZ6018 for maintenance and repainting. |
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On This Day - August 15, 2023. The REX Regional Express Boeing 737-8SA VH-8KH entered service, operating Flight ZL367 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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