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On This Day - September 10, 1939. The Australian National Airways Douglas DC-3-232A VH-ABR 'Kanana' was chartered by the Australian Commonwealth Government, for use by the Royal Australian Air Force. It was cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register the following day and allocated the Australian Military Aircraft Registration 'A30-3'. |
On This Day - September 10, 1956. The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers Viscount 756C VH-TVJ 'John Forrest' set a speed record for the flight between Brisbane and Melbourne (Essendon) of 168 minutes. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1958. The Qantas Airways Douglas C-54A-1-DO VH-EBN 'New Guinea Trader' was leased to Malayan Airways. It was reregistered as VR-SEA and named 'Albatross'. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1968. The Ansett-ANA Vickers Viscount 720C VH-RMQ was leased to MacRobertson-Miller Airlines, so that it could upgrade its service on the Perth - Port Headland route. It was delivery to Perth three days later. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1974. The Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sandringham Mk.4 flying boat VH-BRC 'Beachcomber' operated the airline's final flying boat passenger service from Sydney (Rose Bay) to Lord Howe Island. It returned to Lord Howe the following day to pick-up assorted airline equipment. This flight was the airline's 1,360th and last flying boat flight to Lord Howe. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1981. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277A VH-CZP entered service, operating Flight AN52 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1985. The Air New Zealand Boeing 767-219ER ZK-NBA 'Aotearoa V' arrived at Wellington (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Paine Field) as Flight TE76. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1986. The Air New Zealand Boeing 767-219ER ZK-NBC 'Atarau' arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Paine Field). |
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On This Day - September 10, 1994. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 747-312 VH-INH operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hong Kong (Kai Tak) service as Flight AN887. |
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On This Day - September 10, 1998. The ex Qantas Airways Airbus A300B4-203 VH-TAA, having been sold to Pinnacle Air Cargo Enterprises and reregistered as N370PC, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) for the last time, on its ferry flight to Germany (Dresden) for conversion to an all-freight configuration. |
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On This Day - September 10, 2001. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-377 VH-CZC operated its last revenue service as Flight AN55 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Auckland (New Zealand) as Flight AN4805 later that day for maintenance. It was undergoing heavy maintenance when Ansett suspended all operations on September 13, and it did not return to service. It had flown 43,595 hours with 30,789 cycles. |
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On This Day - September 10, 2001. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 767-277 VH-RME operated its last revenue service as Flight AN47 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was undergoing heavy maintenance at Melbourne when Ansett suspended all operations on September 13, and it did not return to service. It had flown 51,757 hours with 36,073 cycles. |
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On This Day - September 10, 2002. The Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737-7DF/BBJ A36-001 arrived at Canberra (RAAF Base Fairburn) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Tucson) as Flight ASY213. This aircraft is operated by No. 34 (VIP) Squadron. |
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On This Day - September 10, 2009. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUF was ferried Townsville - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight DJ1814, having been repainted into the 'Pacific Blue' livery. It returned to service the same day, operating Flight DJ1322 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Hobart. |
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On This Day - September 10, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGG 'City of Rockhampton' operated its last service in its old livery as Flight QF422 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 10, 2013. The Virgin Australia Airbus A320-231 VH-FNP operated its final service in the 'Skywest Airlines' livery, operating Flight VA9601 from Perth to Newman, |
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On This Day - September 10, 2014. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-XZN 'Wagga Wagga' entered service, operating Flight QF511 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 10, 2022. The REX Regional Express Boeing 737-85R VH-MFM entered service, operating Flight ZL18 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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