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On This Day - March 31, 1950. The TEAL Short S-25 Sandringham Mk 4 'Tasman Class' flying boat ZK-AMB was sold to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. It was reregistered as VH-EBW on April 24. |
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On This Day - March 31, 1965. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBI 'Winton' operated the airline's inaugural Boeing 707-138B service from Australia (Sydney, Kingsford Smith) to the United Kingdom (London, Heathrow) via Austria (Vienna). |
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On This Day - March 31, 1969. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJK 'Douglas Mawson' was rolled out at Melbourne (Essendon) in the airline's new 'blue-tail' livery. |
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On This Day - March 31, 1981. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBG 'Charles Sturt' was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the airline's new 'camel-hump' livery. |
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On This Day - March 31, 1982. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJM departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) for the last time, on its ferry flight to the United States, following its sale to Airborne Express. |
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On This Day - March 31, 1983. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMX was returned to service as a freighter. All freight items had to be physically carried onto the aircraft. |
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On This Day - March 31, 2004. The REX Regional Express Airlines SAAB 340B N361BE arrived at Wagga Wagga having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Nashville, Tennessee). It was reregistered as VH-KRX on April 23 before it entered service. |
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On This Day - March 31, 2020. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBK 'Savannah Way' was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as Flight QF6142, where it was withdrawn from service and stored due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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On This Day - March 31, 2021. The REX Regional Express Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQG operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) service as Flight ZL427. |
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On This Day - March 31, 2024. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Boeing 717-231 VH-NXN operated its last revenue service as Flight QJE6218 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. It was then withdrawn from service and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for long-term storage. |
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On This Day - March 31, 2024. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Boeing 717-2K9 VH-YQX operated its last revenue service as Flight QF1501 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. It was then withdrawn from use and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for long-term storage. |
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