On This Day - December 19, 1959.

The Qantas Airways Lockheed 188C VH-ECB 'Pacific Explorer' operated the airline's inaugural Electra service from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Hong Kong (Kai Tak) via Port Morseby - Biak - Manila.

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On This Day - December 19, 1998.

The Ansett Australia Boeing 747-312 VH-INH operated its final revenue service as Flight AN880 from Indonesia (Denpasar) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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