On This Day - February 21, 1969. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EAB 'City of Canberra' was involved in a dramatic mid-air 'loss-of-control' incident, whilst operating the Bangkok - Bahrain sector on the Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - London (Heathrow) service as Flight QF739. As a result of this incident the aircraft was then known as the 'Bahrain Bomber'. To learn more you will need to use the 'link' below. |
On This Day - February 21, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQE 'William Pickering' entered service with Qantas Jetconnect, operating Flight QF132 from Auckland to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |