On This Day - October 25, 1947.

The Qantas Empire Airways Lockheed 749 Constellation VH-EAB 'Lawrence Hargrave' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Burbank / California).

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On This Day - October 25, 1965.

The Ansett-ANA Aviation Traders ATL-98A Carvair VH-INJ entered service.

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On This Day - October 25, 1972.

The Airlines of New South Wales Fokker F.27-2013 Friendship VH-FND was involved in a mid-flight bomb scare, whilst operating the Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Maroochydore charter service for East-West Airlines. It made an emergency landing at Brisbane and carefully inspected but no bomb was found on the aircraft.

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On This Day - October 25, 1981.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Airbus A300B4-203 VH-TAC 'John Forrest' entered service operating Flight TN534 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - October 25, 1986.

The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277A VH-CZR arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field).

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On This Day - October 25, 1986.

The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-377 VH-CZE entered service, operating Flight AN384 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra.

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On This Day - October 25, 1992.

The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-476 VH-TJI, having been returned from its lease to Malaysian Airlines, was rolled-out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in a hybrid Air Vanuatu livery, in preparation for joint operations between the two airlines. The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Vanuatu'.

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On This Day - October 25, 2001.

The Tasman Pacific Airlines of New Zealand British Aerospace 146-300 ZK-NZJ was offered for immediate sale by the Administrators of the collapsed Ansett Airlines.

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On This Day - October 25, 2002.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-376 VH-TAU 'Enterprise' was ferried from Melbourne (Tuillamarine) to Christchurch (New Zealand) as Flight QF6015, to commence service with Qantas Jetconnect. It was reregistered as ZK-JNF.

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