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On This Day - July 27, 1949. The world's first jet-engined passenger airliner, the de Havilland DH-106 Comet, was demonstrated to the public for the first time at the Farnborough Air Show. Qantas Airways will later wet-lease at least 6 different Comet 4 airframes - an improved variant of the original Comet, from B.O.A.C. to overcome a capacity shortage on the airline's 'Kamgaroo Route' from Australia to the United Kingdom.
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On This Day - July 27, 1971. The Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-52 ZK-NZC operated the airline's first DC-8 service from Wellington (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - July 27, 1974. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBJ 'Joseph Banks' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle). |
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On This Day - July 27, 1981. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBI 'McDouall Stuart' returned to service having been repainted at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the airline's new 'camel-hump' livery. |
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On This Day - July 27, 1998. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBQ 'City of Bunbury' was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) after operating its 'last' passenger service. |
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On This Day - July 27, 2012. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-402NG VH-LQJ arrived at Canberra Airport, having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto). |
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On This Day - July 27, 2013. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXS 'St. Helens' returned to service following its repaint into the 'New Roo' livery, operating Flight QF829 from Darwin to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - July 27, 2021. The National Jet Express Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-IQU entered service, operating Flight JTE1990/1995 from Perth - Barrow Island - Perth. |
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On This Day - July 27, 2022. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQH 'Reginald Ansett' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its ferry flight from Abu Dhabi as Flight QF6014, following its cabin upgrade prior to returning to service after being in long-term storage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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On This Day - July 27, 2023. The Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNN 'Snowy River' entered service, operating Flight QF9 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to London (Heathrow) via Perth. |
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