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On This Day - September 15, 1982. The Travmar Holdings Douglas C-47-DL VH-SBO, that had been stored at Sydney (Bankstown) in the special 'Norman Gunston' livery for over 2 years, was badly damaged when a suicidal pilot deliberately crashed into it. The remains were then used by the Bankstown Airport Fire Department until it was totally scrapped, with the nose section being removed and preserved at Tamworth. |
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On This Day - September 15, 1986. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277A VH-CZX operated its last revenue service, operating Adelaide (West Beach) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). The aircraft was then prepared for its ferry flight to the United States, where it was sold to CIT Leasing Corp. |
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On This Day - September 15, 1986. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-377 VH-CZA entered service, operating Flight AN2 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 15, 1992. The Air New Zealand Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBU 'Rotorua' arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Evevertt, Paine Field). |
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On This Day - September 15, 1994. The ex-Airlines of N.S.W. Douglas DC-3-G202A VH-ANR, having been donated to the Queensland Air Museum on February 18, arrived at the QAM site (Caloundra, Queensland) via two semi-trailers from Camden (New South Wales) where it had been stored since its arrival there on December 14, 1974. |
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On This Day - September 15, 1999. The Ansett Australia Boeing 747-412 VH-ANB, leased from Singapore Airlines, entered service operating Flight AN888 from Hong Kong (Chek Lap Lok) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - September 15, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGJ was ferried from Sydney (RAAF Richmond) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as Flight QF6194 following its repaint into the 'Australian Airlines' livery. It was then presented to the media at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) before it returned to regular Qantas service. |
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On This Day - September 15, 2006. The Australian air Express Boeing 727-277AF VH-VLG operated its last freighter service, operating Flight XM7471 from Hobart to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from service and stored, awaiting sale. |
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On This Day - September 15, 2009. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJS 'Hamilton Island' returned to service after having been repainted into the airline's 'New Roo' livery, operating Flight QF127 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Hong Kong. |
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On This Day - September 15, 2011. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YIB 'Trinity Beach' entered service, operating Flight DJ1231 from Brisbane to Rockhampton. |
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On This Day - September 15, 2013. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGG 'Rockhampton' having acquired the special Disney 'Planes' livery, to promote the Australian premiere of the Disney film 'Planes' returned to service operating Flight QF439 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - September 15, 2020. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YFP 'Nobby's Beach' now registered as 2-VYFP, departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States (Arizona / Goodyear) as Flight JTN271 for storage. |
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