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On This Day - September 17, 1959. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138 VH-EBE 'City of Perth' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Renton). |
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On This Day - September 17, 1971. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBA 'City of Canberra' entered service, operating Flight QF727 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Singapore via Perth. |
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On This Day - September 17, 1982. The Ansett Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-CZA was sold to Corsair Inc (United States) for lease to the United States Navy. |
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On This Day - September 17, 1993. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYJ, having been repainted into the 'Starmark' livery was the airline's first domestic aircraft to enter service, when it operated Flight AN16 from Melbournc (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 17, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A3200-232 VH-VQS entered service, operating Flight JQ174 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Coolangatta. |
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On This Day - September 17, 2009. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQA 'Jean Batten' entered service, operating Flight QF116 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Brisbane. |
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On This Day - September 17, 2016. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJM 'Gosford' celebrated its 25th birthday - making it the oldest Boeing 747 in the Qantas fleet. It had also flown 113,546 hours, making it the highest time aircraft in Qantas history, to date. |
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