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VH-VXR. Boeing 737-838. c/n 33724-1340. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ? It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'YJ193' Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VXR - May 15, 2003 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - June 01, 2003 First flown as VH-VXR - June 10, 2003 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines and fitted with winglets The aircraft was named ‘Shepparton’ Accepted by R. Leplaw on behalf of Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 20, 2003 This was the 139th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 21st Boeing 737 delivered to Qantas Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6024 - June 21, 2003 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - June 23, 2003 Delivery route: Seattle Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as QF614 - June 26, 2003 Aircraft was involved in a runway separation incident at Perth Airport - January 24, 2006 To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE' Registered to Canberra Aircraft Ltd - June 01, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Ferried Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) for repainting into the 'New Roo' livery - July 27, 2013 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - September 04, 2013 Current with Qantas Airways |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 23, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-321.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 03, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-272.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 03, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-273.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4620-570.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-615.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-616.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 09, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-825.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 24, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-189.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Coolangatta Airport, August 2015. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4621-614.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-188.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 29, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-515.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 29, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-516.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 28, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-703.) |
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VH-VXR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Shepparton' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 08, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-181.) |