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On This Day - March 13, 1961. The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLA 'John Eyre' set a speed record of 148 minutes 30 seconds for the flight between Brisbane and Melbourne (Essendon). |
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On This Day - March 13, 1971. The veteran Douglas DC-3-232A VH-ABR operated its final Airlines of South Australia revenue service, when it operated Adelaide (West Beach) - Kingscote - Adelaide (West Beach). It had flown 67,224 hours to date. It was then ferried to Melbourne (Essendon) on March 15 for storage. |
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On This Day - March 13, 1982. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBP 'John Macarthur' operated its last service in the original livery. It was then repainted at Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - March 13, 2000. The Qantas Airways / Sunstate Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-SBB arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto, Downsview). |
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On This Day - March 13, 2003. The ex-Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-33A VH-CZV, having been sold to Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City, USA and reregistered as N190FH, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States (Mojave, California) as Flight SXA149, for storage. |
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On This Day - March 13, 2003. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-33A VH-CZX was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4041, where it had been stored since September 14, 2001, following the airline's collapse due to insolvency. |
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On This Day - March 13, 2020. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-VOQ 'Margaret River' operated its last revenue service as VOZ616 from Mackay to Brisbane. It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane due to the COVID 19 pandemic . |
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