This Day in Aviation History

August 18th, 1989
A QUANTAS Airways Boeing 747-400 makes the first unrefuelled nonstop UK to Australia flight, taking 20 hours and 10 minutes.

Wikipedia, Qantas:   http://bit.ly/1uNQYXL

Wikipedia, History of Qantas:   http://bit.ly/VzQ81l

Wikipedia, Boeing 747-400:   http://bit.ly/1mVXJTK

QUANTAS, Boeing Aircraft Take Qantas Further: http://bit.ly/1rO6XAf

In preparing this post I noticed some sources have the 17th of August listed while others have the 18th of August. I am speculating this may be due to the change of the time zones? 

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