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On This Day - February 08, 1957. The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers Viscount 756C VH-TVK 'Thomas Mitchell' entered service operating Melbourne (Essendon) to ? |
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On This Day - February 08, 1960. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation VH-EAD 'Southern Dawn' operated its final revenue service flying Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having flown some 12,500 hours with 2,390 cycles. |
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On This Day - February 08, 1968. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EAC 'City of Sydney' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Renton, Seattle). It was the airline's 27th Boeing airliner. |
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On This Day - February 08, 1968. The Royal Australian Air Force British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111-217EA A12-125 arrived at Canberra (RAAF Fairbairn, A.C.T.) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Hurn). The aircraft was issued to No 34 Squadron and operated as a 'VIP' transport. |
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On This Day - February 08, 1970. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJP 'Charles Kingsford Smith' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Longbeach, California). |
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On This Day - February 08, 1986. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-EAN 'Alice Springs' entered service, operating Flight QF2 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - February 08, 1991. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYJ arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse). It was delivered without titles and with the Ansett 'Southern Cross' tail markings. |
On This Day - February 08, 1992. The Ansett New Zealand British Aerospace 146-300 ZK-NZK 'City of Invercargill' entered service. |
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On This Day - February 08, 1996. The Flight West Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 VH-XFT, having been leased to Ansett New Zealand as ZK-NEW since March 15, 1995 was ferried from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Brisbane (Queensland) on return to Flight West at the end of this lease. It was reregistered as VH-XFT the following day. |
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On This Day - February 08, 1997. The Ansett New Zealand British Aerospace 146-300 ZK-NZN entered service. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2000. The National Jet Systems British Aerospace 146-200 VH-NJQ was sub-leased to Southern Australia Airlines in the 'QantasLink' livery. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2003. The Air New Zealand / Mount Cook Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500 ZK-MCY entered service. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2008. The QantasLink / Sunstate Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-402Q VH-QOI arrived at Brisbane (Queensland) having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto, Downsview) as Flight DHC021. It was the 1st QantasLink DHC-8 to be delivered in the airline's 'New Roo' livery. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2010. The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-212 VH-YQA 'The Kimberley' entered service operating Flight VC501 from Perth to Derby (Western Australia). |
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On This Day - February 08, 2011. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQD 'Sir Edmund Hilary' entered service operating Flight QF025 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Auckland (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - February 08, 2011. The Tiger Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VNF operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Avalon) to Brisbane (Queensland) service as Flight TT6212. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2012. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VZX 'Daylesford' entered service, operating Flight QF404 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - February 08, 2014. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJQ returned to service operating Flight NZ542 from Christchurch to Auckland (New Zealand) following its repaint into the airline's 'silver fern' livery. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2016. The Air New Zealand / Mount Cook Air Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-600 ZK-MVO entered service operating Flight NZ5304 from Christchurch to Hamilton (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - February 08, 2019. Air Chathams, having secured a contract to transport tour groups within New Zealand for Tauck Tours, placed their Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500 ZK-MCO into service, operating Auckland - Wellington - Blenheim. |
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On This Day - February 08, 2022. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8SA VH-IJW entered service, operating Flight VA783 from Brisbane to Cairns (Queensland). |
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On This Day - February 08, 2025. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-251N VH-A5C entered service operating Flight JQ446 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to the Gold Coast (Queensland). |
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