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On This Day - August 17, 1975. The Brain and Brown Airfreighters Douglas C-47A-35-DL VH-BAM was withdrawn from service and park-up at Melbourne (Essendon). |
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On This Day - August 17, 1979. The Air Express Douglas C-54A-1-DO VH-EDB 'Tasmanian Tiger' operated its last revenue service operating Melbourne (Essendon) - Launceston - Melbourne (Essendon). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) awaiting sale. |
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On This Day - August 17, 1986. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 767-277 VH-RMD, wet-leased to Cook Islands International, operated their first service as Flight KC202 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Rarotonga (Cook Islands) - Auckland (New Zealand) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - August 17, 1989. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA 'City of Canberra' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its record-breaking non-stop delivery flight to Australia from the United Kingdom (London, Heathrow) as Flight QF7441. The 18,001 km flight was completed in 20 hours 10 minutes. This aircraft was the airline's 76th Boeing airliner and its 31st Boeing 747. |
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On This Day - August 17, 2000. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBQ returned to Qantas service, following its return from lease to Air Pacific, operating Flight QF41 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Indonesia (Jakarta) in the basic Air Pacific livery. |
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On This Day - August 17, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ 'Wunala Dreaming' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (New Iberia) as Flight QF6020. It was the airline's 142nd Boeing airliner and its 57th Boeing 747. |
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On This Day - August 17, 2013. The Qantas Freight Boeing 737-376SF VH-XML was ferried from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight QF7424, following its overhaul and repaint by ANZES. |
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On This Day - August 17, 2014. The Virgin Australia Airbus A330-243 VH-XFA 'Cottesloe Beach' was ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Singapore (Changi) as Flight VA9943 for end-of-lease maintenance and return to the leasing company. |
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