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On This Day - May 06, 1949. The British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Douglas DC-4-1009 VH-BPD was sold to Qantas Empire Airways. It was reregistered as VH-EBM three days later and renamed 'Philippine Trader'. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1963. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049C Constellation VH-EAG 'Southern Constellation' departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United States (Burbank, California) for scrapping. To mark the event a special sign was painted up - V (very good performer); H (held her reputation); E (entered service first); A (always reliable); G (going out last) - VH-EAG. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1967. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJK 'Douglas Mawson' entered service, operating Melbourne (Essendon) to Adelaide (West Beach). |
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On This Day - May 06, 1971. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Lockheed 188A Electra VH-RMB operated its final passenger service. It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine), pending its conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration in the United States. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1971. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Lockheed 188A Electra VH-RMC operated its final passenger service. It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine), pending its conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration in the United States. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1976. The Air Niugini Douglas C-47A-30-DL P2-MMA, having flown some 60,710 hours to date, was sold to Masling Commuter Air Services, and ferried from Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) to Sydney (Bankstown). It was the largest aircraft acquired by Masling. It was reregistered as VH-MWQ on June 16, before it entered service. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1977. The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EAA, having been sold to Young Cargo and re-registered as OO-YCK, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for the last time, on its delivery flight to Belgium. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1992. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-476 VH-TJN 'Egret' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight TN1396. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1993. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBA, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United States (Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino) for storage as Flight QF501D. |
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On This Day - May 06, 1996. The Ansett Australia Boeing 767-324ER VH-BZF entered service, operating Flight AN869 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Jakarta (Indonesia). This was also its first overseas flight. |
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On This Day - May 06, 2010. The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-YQC arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Portugal (Oporto). |
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On This Day - May 06, 2013. The Virgin Australia Airlines Airbus A330-243 VH-XFG 'Terrigal Beach' entered service, operating Flight DJ679 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Perth. |
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On This Day - May 06, 2017. The Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-YFX 'Mackenzie Bay' entered service, operating Flight VA932 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - May 06, 2019. The Air New Zealand Airbus A321-271NX ZK-NNE arrived at Christchurch (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg) as Flight NZ6098. |
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On This Day - May 06, 2024. The Texel Air (Texel Air Australasia) Boeing 737-8BKF ZK-TXB was ferried from Hamilton (New Zealand) to Brisbane (Australia) in preparation for its entry into service. |