On This Day - July 28, 1966.

The Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines Fokker F.27-2101 Friendship VH-MMR 'RMA Robe' entered service.

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On This Day - July 28, 1977.

The Air Niugini Douglas C-47B-30-DK P2-ANV, previously registered as P2-MML, operated its last passenger service from Mt Hagen to Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), where it was withdrawn from use, having flown 33,010 hours.

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On This Day - July 28, 1983.

The Setair Pty Ltd Douglas C-47A-30-DL VH-MWQ 'Gooney Bird' was sold to Air North Pty Ltd for $A17,000. The company then spent an estimated $A150,000 to rebuild the aircraft, before it was reregistered as VH-MMA on November 15.

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On This Day - July 28, 1988.

The Dakota Airways Douglas C-47B-35-DK VH-AGU was badly damaged at Brisbane (Archerfield) when a Cessna 182 ran into it. It was repaired and returned to service.

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On This Day - July 28, 2001.

The Hardy Aviation Douglas C-47A-30-DL VH-MMA was test-flown at Darwin, following its lengthy overhaul by SAE Aircraft Maintenance. The aircraft had been acquired by John Hardy back in 1999.

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On This Day - July 28, 2023.

The REX Regional Express Boeing 737-8SA VH-8KH arrived at Brisbane (04:30 AET) having completed its delivery flight from Singapore (Changi).

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