On This Day - January 01, 1955.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers Viscount 720 VH-TVD 'Hamilton Hume' entered service.

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On This Day - January 01, 1974.

The Ansett Airlines of Australia Aviation Traders ATL-98A Carvair freighter VH-INK was sold to Australian Aircraft Sales Pty Ltd.

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On This Day - January 01, 1984.

The Ansett Air Freight Boeing 727-277AF VH-RMX arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight from the United States (Dothan) where it had been converted to an 'all-freight' configuration by Hayes International Corp.

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On This Day - January 01, 1987.

The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277 VH-CZN departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States (Seattle, Paine Field) as Flight AN552, having been sold to the Wilmington Trust Co.

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On This Day - January 01, 2004.

The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-376 ZK-JNA entered service, operating Flight QF4138 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Auckland (New Zealand).

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On This Day - January 01, 2006.

The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-303 VH-QPJ 'Port Stephens' entered service, operating Flight QF83 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Hong Kong.

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On This Day - January 01, 2015.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJS 'Hamilton Island' was badly damaged at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) when it was struck by a catering truck. It was being prepared to operate Flight QF75 from Sydney to Vancouver (Canada) at the time. It was repaired and returned to service on January 12.

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