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On This Day - December 01, 1969. The Pan American Airlines Boeing 707-321B N892PA 'Clipper Star King' crashed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) whilst taking-off. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was very badly damaged. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1970. The Ansett Airlines of New South Wales Fokker F28-1018 VH-FKD operated its first revenue service, operating Flight WX1002 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Dubbo. This was the first jet-engined airliner to be utilised on New South Wales intrastate flights. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1973. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBH 'Freeman Cobb' entered service. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1990. The Compass Airlines Airbus A300B4-605R VH-YMJ entered service, operating Flight YM2001 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - December 01, 1992. The Boeing 767-204ER ZK-NBI was returned to Air New Zealand at Auckland (New Zealand) at the end of its 6-month sub-lease to Air Aruba. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2005. The Impulse Airlines Boeing 717-2K9 VH-IMD was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (RAAF Richmond) as Flight JQ7980 for repainting into the revised QantasLink livery. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQS operated two of the airline's inaugural trans-Tasman services, operating Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch as Flight JQ410/409 and then Christchurch - Brisbane - Christchurch as Flight JQ416/413. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2013. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUC 'Foxsy Rock'sy' operated its last service in the 'Virgin Blue' livery as Flight VA1375 from Launceston to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Townsville as Flight VA9941 later that day for repainting into the standard Virgin Australia livery by Flying Colours. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2015. The Jetstar Airways Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-SBI operated the airline's inaugural Napier - Auckland - Napier (New Zealand) service as Flight JQ350/351. Eastern Australia Airlines operated these services for Jetstar Airways. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2017. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VZO 'Bendigo' returned to service, operating Flight QF969 from Townsville to Brisbane, after being repainted into the airline's new 'Silver Roo' livery at Singapore. |
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