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On This Day - May 20, 1959. The Trans-Australia Airlines Fokker F.27-1002 Friendship VH-TFD was used for the next three days to train two East-West Airline captains at Mangalore, thus enabling them to ferry their airline's first Fokker Friendship from the Netherlands to Australia. |
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On This Day - May 20, 1979. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMN arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Renton). |
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On This Day - May 20, 1992. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-476 VH-TJN 'Egret' entered service, operating Flight TN014 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Perth. |
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On This Day - May 20, 2000. The Ansett Australia Boeing 767-324ER VH-BZF 'Inspiration' departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) en-route to Athens (Greece) to collect the 'Olympic Flame' for the '2000 Sydney Olympic Games'. |
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On This Day - May 20, 2002. The ex-Ansett Australia Airbus A320-211 VH-HYX, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to France (Toulouse) as Flight AN4040, on return to the leasing company, GATX Capital Corporation, following the airline's collapse the previous year. |
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On This Day - May 20, 2016. The Qantas Freight / Australian air Express Boeing 737-376(SF) VH-XMB was ferried from Perth to Singapore (Seletar) as Flight QF7301 for maintenance and repainting. |
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On This Day - May 20, 2021. The National Jet Express / Cobham Aviation Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-IQA arrived at Perth, having completed its delivery flight from the Netherlands (Maastricht). |
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On This Day - May 20, 2022. The QantasLink Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-UZH entered service, operating Flight QF1933 from Brisbane to Adelaide (West Beach). |
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On This Day - May 20, 2024. The Bonza Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 VH-UJT 'Shazza', having been repossessed by the lessor after the airline entered voluntary administration on April 30 due to financial difficulties, departed the Sunshine Coast on its ferry flight to France (Toulouse), for storage and a new lease to LOT Polish Airlines. |