On This Day - August 15, 1974. The Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sunderland Mk 5 VH-BRF 'Islander' was withdrawn from service, having flown its final Sydney - Lord Howe Island - Sydney service. It had flown a total of 6,142 hours with 750 trips to Lord Howe. |
On This Day - August 15, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYG, now reregistered as N290SE, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom (Cambridge) for hand-over to Marshall Aerospace following its sale by the Ansett Liquidators. |
On This Day - August 15, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-837 VH-VXO 'Kakadu' entered service, operating Flight QF803 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
On This Day - August 15, 2011. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-402NG VH-LQD entered service, operating Flight QF1491 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
On This Day - August 15, 2023. The REX Regional Express Boeing 737-8SA VH-8KH entered service, operating Flight ZL367 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |