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The Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sunderland Mk 5 VH-BRF 'Islander' was withdrawn from service, having flown its final Sydney - Lord Howe Island - Sydney service.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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