On This Day - May 11, 1967.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EBU 'City of Broken Hill' was the first aircraft to have the revised 'QANTAS' titles applied.

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On This Day - May 11, 1967.

The Ansett-ANA Douglas DC-6B VH-INU was withdrawn from service, having operated its final passenger flight, and placed in open storage at Melbourne (Essendon) awaiting sale to Far Eastern Air Transport.

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On This Day - May 11, 1981.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJT 'Joseph Hawdon' operated its last service in its original livery. It then entered the airline's paintshop at Melbourne (Tullamarine) for repainting intio the new 'camel-hump' livery.

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On This Day - May 11, 2002.

The Impulse Airlines Boeing 717-231 VH-VQJ arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Victorville), in an all-metal livery with the 'TWA' rudder. It was ferried to Sydney (Richmond) for repainting 2 days later.

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On This Day - May 11, 2012.

The Air New Zealand Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBU departed Auckland (New Zealand) in an 'all-white' livery as Flight NZ6048 on its ferry flight to the United States (Goodyear, Arizona) for storage and scrapping.

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On This Day - May 11, 2019.

The Air New Zealand Airbus A321-271NX ZK-NNE entered service, operating Flight NZ516 from Christchurch to Auckland (New Zealand).

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On This Day - May 11, 2024.

The Bonza Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 VH-UIK 'Bazza', having been repossessed by the lessor after the airline entered voluntary administration on April 30 due to financial difficulties, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to France (Toulouse), for storage and a new lease to LOT Polish Airlines.

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