On This Day - June 24, 1959.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Fokker F.27-1002 Friendship VH-TFA 'Dirk Hartog' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Schiphol). It was renamed 'Charles Todd' later that day.

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On This Day - June 24, 1959.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers Viscount 816 VH-TVQ 'McDouall Stuart' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Hurn).

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On This Day - June 24, 1959.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLA 'John Eyre' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Burbank, California). Before it landed it performed a 'fly-past' with the two other newly arrived T.A.A. aircraft.

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On This Day - June 24, 1969.

The ex-Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBI, having been sold to Braniff International Airways and reregistered as N105BN, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its delivery flight to the United States (Dallas, Texas).

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On This Day - June 24, 1969.

The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBM, having been sold to Braniff International and reregistered as N108BN, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its delivery flight to the United States (Dallas, Texas).

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On This Day - June 24, 1994.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-338 VH-EBT was returned to the airline at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) at the end of its lease to Garuda Indonesian Airlines, where it had been used on special 'Hadj' flights for the past 2 months.

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On This Day - June 24, 2005.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQU arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JQ7990.

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On This Day - June 24, 2010.

The Alliance Airlines Fokker F28-0100 VH-XWQ arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from The Netherlands (Amsterdam, Schiphol).

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On This Day - June 24, 2011.

The Qantas Airways / Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQG 'Ernest Rutherford' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6024. It was the airline's 170th Boeing airliner and its 50th Boeing 737.

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On This Day - June 24, 2018.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXD 'Tenterfield' returned to service, operating Flight QF967 from Townsville to Brisbane, after being repainted into the airline's 'Silver Roo' livery by Flying Colours at Townsville.

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On This Day - June 24, 2023.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-251NX(ACF) VH-OFW entered service, operating Flight JQ434 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to the Gold Coast.

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