On This Day - June 17, 1972. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Lockheed 188A VH-RMB departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its ferry flight to the United States (California / Ontario) for conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration. |
On This Day - June 17, 2001. The QantasLink Boeing 717-23S VH-SMH operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle service as Flight QF860. |
On This Day - June 17, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGB 'City of Kalgoorlie', having been wet-leased to Air Pacific for 1 month, operated its last service as Flight FJ911 from Nadi (Fiji) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |