On This Day - August 21, 1960.

The Lockheed 1049G-82 Constellation N9722C arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight to Qantas Airways from Portland, United States. It was reregistered as VH-EAO to Qantas Airways on August 23, and renamed 'Southern Prodigal'.

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On This Day - August 21, 1960.

The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049H Constellation VH-EAB 'Southern Horizon' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its ferry flight from Canada (Ontario) where it had been converted to an 'all-freight' configuration.

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On This Day - August 21, 2023.

The QantasLink Boeing 717-231 VH-NXM operated its last revenue service as Flight QJE 6200 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. It was then withdrawn from service and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage.

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