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On This Day - June 09, 1974. The Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sandringham Mk.4 'Tasman Class' flying boat VH-BRC 'Beachcomber' was badly damaged at Lord Howe Island, when it broke its mooring and was blown ashore by strong winds during the night. The aircraft was dragged further up the beach to prevent further damage being casused by wave action, and plans were put in place to mount a rescue effort to salvage it and return it to Sydney (Rose Bay). |
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On This Day - June 09, 2005. The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 737-376 VH-TAX, now registered as ZS-OKI, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to South Africa (Johannesburg) in the basic 'Qantas' livery, having been sold to Comair. |
On This Day - June 09, 2009. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTR operated it last New Zealand domestic service as Flight QF2772 from Queenstown to Christchurch. The aircraft was then ferried from Christchurch to Auckland later that day as Flight QF6171, where it was redeployed on Jetconnect trans-Tasman services only. |
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On This Day - June 09, 2013. The Virgin Australia Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A VH-FVZ 'Angourie Beach' arrived at Perth having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight SXI1325. |
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