On This Day - September 11, 1959. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138 VH-EBA 'City of Melbourne' operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith ) - Canada (Vancouver) Boeing 707 service. |
On This Day - September 11, 1990. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJB 'City of Sydney' was involved an a near head-on collision with an U.S.A.F. Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, over Thailand at night and in cloud. It was estimated that the aircraft passed within 15 metres of each other. |
On This Day - September 11, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQS arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JST990. |