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On This Day - September 17, 1959. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138 VH-EBE 'City of Perth' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Renton). |
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On This Day - September 17, 1971. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBA 'City of Canberra' entered service, operating Flight QF727 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Singapore via Perth. |
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On This Day - September 17, 1982. The Ansett Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-CZA was sold to Corsair Inc (United States) for lease to the United States Navy. |
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On This Day - September 17, 1982. The ex-Ansett Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-CZD having been sold to Corsair Inc and reregistered as N3281R, for lease to the United States Navy, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States (Phoenix, Arizona). |
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On This Day - September 17, 1993. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYJ, having been repainted into the 'Starmark' livery was the airline's first domestic aircraft to enter service, when it operated Flight AN16 from Melbournc (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 17, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A3200-232 VH-VQS entered service, operating Flight JQ174 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Coolangatta. |
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On This Day - September 17, 2009. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQA 'Jean Batten' entered service, operating Flight QF116 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Brisbane. |
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On This Day - September 17, 2016. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJM 'Gosford' celebrated its 25th birthday - making it the oldest Boeing 747 in the Qantas fleet. It had also flown 113,546 hours, making it the highest time aircraft in Qantas history, to date. |
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