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On This Day - March 28, 1947. Trans-Australia Airlines took delivery of the Douglas C-47-DL VH-AEX 'Phillip' from the Commonwealth of Australia. It entered service the same day. |
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On This Day - March 28, 1954. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049C Constellation VH-EAG was officially christened 'Southern Constellation' and accepted at the Lockheed plant at Burbank (California). |
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On This Day - March 28, 1987. The ex-Trans-Australia Airlines Airbus A300B4-203 VH-TAB having been sold to TOA Domestic Airlines, Japan and re-registered as JA8263, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to France (Bordeaux) for overhaul and repainting. |
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On This Day - March 28, 1988. The Ansett Airlines Fokker F27-050 VH-FNJ arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from The Netherlands as Flight AN50. |
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On This Day - March 28, 1994. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-338 VH-EBT operated its final JAL / Qantas Airways joint service between Japan and Australia, flying Tokyo (Narita) to Brisbane. It was then ferried Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) the next day as Flight QF212, on return to Qantas Airways. |
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On This Day - March 28, 1996. The Ansett Australia Boeing 767-324ER VH-BZF arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle) in an 'all-white' livery. |
On This Day - March 28, 2000. The Ansett Australia Boeing 767-324ER VH-BZF was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the special 'Olympic Torch Relay' livery. The aircraft was also named 'Inspiration'. |
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On This Day - March 28, 2002. The Ansett Australia Airbus A320-211 VH-HYT departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to France (Toulouse) as Flight AN4040 for major overhaul and sale, following the total collapse of Ansett Airlines. |
On This Day - March 28, 2006. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQJ operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Avalon) - Perth - Melbourne (Avalon) service as Flight JQ146/147. |
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On This Day - March 28, 2020. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQA 'Nancy-Bird Walton' was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after operating Flight QF2 from Darwin to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |