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On This Day - February 19, 1970. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-77QC VH-RMS operated its first Melbourne (Essendon) to Perth jet freighter service. |
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On This Day - February 19, 1973. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMU arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (California / San Francisco). It was the airline's first Boeing 727 series 200 aircraft. |
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On This Day - February 19, 1977. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EAA 'Toowoomba' operated the airline's first Antarctic scenic flight to be flown from Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. This flight, QF144/009, carried 140 passengers to the position 74 degrees 38 minutes south and some 1,500 kms from the South Pole. |
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On This Day - February 19, 1992. The Air North Pty Ltd Douglas C-47A-30-DL VH-MMA participated in the memorial fly-past over Darwin to mark the 50th Anniversary of the bombing of Darwin by the Janpanese during World War Two. |
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On This Day - February 19, 2022. The Silk Air Boeing 737-8SA 9V-MGJ arrived at Brisbane having completed its ferry flight from Singapore as Flight SQ8891, on lease / delivery to Virgin Australia. |