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On This Day - July 26, 1938. The Short S.23 Empire Class flying boat VH-ABA 'Carpentaria' was officially handed over to Qantas Empire Airways at Sydney (Rose Bay) after it had completed Flight IE671 from Pakistan (Karachi). |
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On This Day - July 26, 1959. The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLB 'John Gilbert' entered service, operating Melbourne (Essendon) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - July 26, 1976. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBL departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Iran (Tehran) on a 12-month lease to Iran Air. |
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On This Day - July 26, 2005. The Comair Boeing 737-376 ZS-OKJ departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its delivery flight to South Africa (Johannesburg). This aircraft was the ex Qantas Airways aircraft VH-TAV. It was delivered to Comair in the basic Qantas livery. |
On This Day - July 26, 2013. The Virgin Australia Aerospatiale ATR0-72-212A VH-FVZ 'Angourie Beach' entered service, operating Flight VA1661 from Brisbane to Moranbah. |
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On This Day - July 26, 2018. The Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNE 'Skippy' operated its first international service, operating Flight QF9 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to the United Kingdom (London / Heathrow) via Perth. |
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On This Day - July 26, 2023. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-251NX VH-OFY entered service, operating Flight JQ560 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. |
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