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On This Day - June 03, 1947. The Butler Air Transport Douglas C-47A-25-DK VH-AOH 'RMA Warrumbungle' was destroyed when it crashed into trees after it overshot the runway on landing at Sydney (Schofields). It was engaged in a pilot training / aircraft acceptance flight at the time of the crash. |
On This Day - June 03, 1956. The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers Viscount 756 VH-TVH 'George Bass' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Hurn). |
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On This Day - June 03, 1960. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049E Constellation VH-EAB 'Southern Horizon' departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United States (Ontario, California) for conversion to an 'all-freight' aircraft.. |
On This Day - June 03, 1981. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJT 'Joseph Hawdon' was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the airline's new 'camel-hump' livery. It returned to service two days later. |
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On This Day - June 03, 1982. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277A VH-CZW entered service operating Flight AN88 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Coolangatta. |
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On This Day - June 03, 1990. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-377 VH-CZC was wet-leased by Qantas Airways to operate the airline's inaugural Boeing 737 service from Brisbane to the Solomon Islands (Honiara) return. |
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On This Day - June 03, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXP 'Logan' arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6024. It had the special '75th Anniversary of the first Transpacific Flight of Charles Kingsford Smith's 'Southern Cross' - May 31 - June 09, 1928' decal on the rear fuselage. It was the airline's 137th Boeing airliner and its 19th Boeing 737. |
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On This Day - June 03, 2006. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQH entered service, operating Flight JQ176 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Coolangatta. |
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On This Day - June 03, 2007. The Boeing 717-231 NXM was ferried Adelaide (West Beach) to Perth as Flight QF6200, for operation by National Jet Systems who had been awarded a contract to operate services for QantasLink. |
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On This Day - June 03, 2010. The Virgin Blue Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUV 'Ruby Blue' entered service, operating Flight DJ986 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - June 03, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJM 'Gosford' operated its last service in its old livery, operating Flight QF87 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Hong Kong. It was then ferried Hong Kong to Singapore (Seletar) the same day, for maintenance and repainting into the 'New Roo' livery by SASCO. |
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