On This Day - September 11, 1959.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138 VH-EBA 'City of Melbourne' operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith ) - Canada (Vancouver) Boeing 707 service.

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On This Day - September 11, 1990.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJB 'City of Sydney' was involved an a near head-on collision with an U.S.A.F. Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, over Thailand at night and in cloud. It was estimated that the aircraft passed within 15 metres of each other.

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On This Day - September 11, 1993.

The Ansett Airlines Boeing 767-277 VH-RME operated the airline's inaugural international service, operating Flight AN219/220 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Bali (Denpasar) - Melbourne (Tullamarine).

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On This Day - September 11, 2005.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQS arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JST990.

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On This Day - September 11, 2021.

The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW N954UW arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from Costa Rica (San Jose). It was reregistered as VH-XVQ before it entered service, operating for QantasLink.

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