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On This Day - October 08, 1945. The Qantas Empire Airways Short S.23C Empire Class flying boat VH-ABG 'Coriolanus' was the first Qantas aircraft to re-enter Singapore after its liberation at the end of World War Two. |
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On This Day - October 08, 1955. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 749A-79 VH-EAC, having been sold to to Aerovias Guest SA (Mexico), departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United States (San Francisco) for delivery to its new owner. |
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On This Day - October 08, 1958. The ex-Royal Australian Air Force Douglas C-47B-35-DK A65-109, having been converted to a Douglas DC-3-S1C3G 'civil standard' by MacRobertson Miller Airline engineers at Perth (Western Australia) was registered as VH-MMD and named 'RMA Durack' before it entered service shortly thereafter. |
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On This Day - October 08, 1961. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 188C VH-ECB 'Pacific Explorer' operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Essendon) - Auckland (New Zealand) 'Electra' service. |
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On This Day - October 08, 1980. The Air Niugini Boeing 707-338C P2-ANH was withdrawn from service having operated its last passenger service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith). This was the ex Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EBU. |
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On This Day - October 08, 2001. Following the collapse of he Ansett Australia in September, the Airbus A320-211 VH-HYH re-entered service 'under administration', operating Flight AN318 from Perth to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - October 08, 2001. Following the collapse of he Ansett Australia in September, the Airbus A320-211 VH-HYJ re-entered service 'under administration', operating Flight AN205 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - October 08, 2001. Following the collapse of he Ansett Australia in September, the SAAB 340B VH-EKX re-entered service 'under administration', operating Flight AN8513 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
On This Day - October 08, 2009. The Qantas Airways / Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-838 VH-VZH 'Katherine Mansfield' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Boeing Field) as Flight QF6020. It was reregistered as ZK-ZQC on October 21, before it entered service the next day. It was the airline's 164th Boeing airliner and its 44th Boeing 737. |
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On This Day - October 08, 2008. The Virgin Blue Airlines Embraer 170-100LR VH-ZHE 'Bee-bop-a-blue' was ferried from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight DJ9060. It entered service later that day operating Flight DJ847 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - October 08, 2009. The Virgin Blue Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-ZPN 'Kanga Blue' entered service, operating Flight DJ1212 from Brisbane to Canberra. |
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On This Day - October 08, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGG 'Rockhampton' was ferried from Singapore (Seletar) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as Flight QF6026 after being repainted into the airline's 'New Roo' livery. |
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On This Day - October 08, 2015. The Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-YFU 'Emu Bay' arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Boeing Field) as Flight VA9940. |
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