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On This Day - January 25, 1944. The ex United States Army Air Force Douglas DC-2-115G '41-1376' having been sold to Australian National Airways for spare parts and then rebuilt by A.N.A. engineers at Melbourne (Essendon) to an airworthy standard, was test flown from Melbourne (Essendon). |
On This Day - January 25, 1974. The Trans-Australia Airlines Fokker F.27-6152 Friendship VH-TQN 'John Batman' set a world record for the greatest number of people uplifted in a single Fokker F.27 Friendship flight, when it flew 61 people from Normanton to Mt Isa during the northwest Queensland floods. |
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On This Day - January 25, 1981. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747SP-38 VH-EAA 'City of Giold Coast Tweed' visited Coolangatta during its 3-day Queensland promotional tour, where it was also opened for 'public inspection'. |
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On This Day - January 25, 1994. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-33A VH-CZX arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Dothan, Alabama) as Flight AN5981, where it had been converted to Ansett specifications prior to its delivery. |
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On This Day - January 25, 2008. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBH 'Hunter Valley' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight QF6008. |
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