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On This Day - July 08, 1959. The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLA 'John Eyre' entered service, operating Flight TN534 from Melbourne (Essendon) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - July 08, 1961. The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLA 'John Eyre' set a speed record of 54 minutes for the flight between Melbourne (Essendon) and Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - July 08, 1971. The first Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B, VH-EBA, took to the air at Seattle (Everett / Paine Field) on its first flight. |
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On This Day - July 08, 2011. The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGB, having been sold to Cargo Aircraft Management and reregistered as N362CM, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to Tel Aviv (Israel) as Flight ATN0118, where it was converted to an 'all-freight' configuration by Bedek Aviation. |
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