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On This Day - April 16, 1947. The Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4-1009 NC10202 arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (San Francisco, California). It was reregistered as VH-ANF and named 'Loongana' before it entered service later that month. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1952. The Qantas Empire Airways Douglas C-47A-20-DK VH-EAL was deployed on a 'search-and-rescue' mission to locate a missing Department of Civil Aviation de Havilland DHA-3 Drover. The missing crew were located in a life raft some 100 miles south-west of Manus Island. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1959. The Ansett-ANA Lockheed 188A Electra VH-RMB entered service, operating Melbourne (Essendon) to Perth. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1959. The Trans-Australia Airlines Fokker F.27-1002 Friendship VH-TFB 'Abel Tasman' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Schiphol). It was the 1st Friendship delivered to the airline. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1965. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBA - City of Melbourne' operated the airline's inaugural Boeing 707-138B jet service from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Christchurch (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - April 16, 1967. The Trans-Austrlia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJJ 'Edmund Kennedy' entered service. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1987. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBL, having been sold to Aeron Aviation, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight TN1398 on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom where it will be prepared for its lease to Icelandair. |
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On This Day - April 16, 1993. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-476 VH-TJS 'Jabiru' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field). |
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