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On This Day - July 05, 1938. The Qantas Empire Airways Short S.23C 'Empire' Class flying boat VH-ABF 'Cooee' operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Rose Bay) to Southampton (United Kingdom) service as Flight IW668 under the command of Capt P. Lynch-Blosse). |
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On This Day - July 05, 1969. The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBJ, now registered as N106BN, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for the last time, on its ferry flight to the United States on delivery to Braniff International. |
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On This Day - July 05, 1976. The Ansett Airlines of New South Wales Fokker F.27-5224 Friendship VH-FCD arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Schiphol). It was ferried to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) two days later. |
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On This Day - July 05, 1977. The NAC New Zealand National Airways Corporation Fokker F.27-5183 Friendship ZK-NFC arrived at Christchurch (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). |
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On This Day - July 05, 1990. The ex Air New Zealand Boeing 767-205ER ZK-NBD, now reregistered as DQ-FJA, was handed over to Air Pacific at Auckland (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - July 05, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-376 VH-TAW 'Progress' was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Christchurch (New Zealand) as Flight QF6011 on delivery to Qantas Jetconnect (New Zealand). It was reregistered as ZK-JNH three days later. |
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On This Day - July 05, 2006. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGN 'Partnership' was wet-leased to Air Nuigini for 11 days. It was operated in the standard Qantas livery with small 'Air Nuigini' titles and decals. It operated its first service as Flight PX4 from Brisbane to Port Morseby. |
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On This Day - July 05, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJO 'City of Toowoomba' was rolled out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with the special 'Go Qantas Wallabies' artwork and titles, to promote the Rugby World Cup. |
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On This Day - July 05, 2024. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8 MAX VH-8IE 'Brighton Beach' arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight VA9947. |