Tiger
"The last ever TAA / Australian Airlines propeller flight was a Jetstream 31 ferry flown by John Cleary and Dick Kennedy from Townsville to Brisbane on May 31st, 1987. I operated the last ever TAA / Australian Airlines propeller PASSENGER flight on the same day from Charleville to Brisbane."
Technical point of order! The ARAQ Twin Otter operation ex Townsville post dated the last TAA J31 service and I understand ARAQ operated the Otters on TAA's AOC, ARAQ being only a business name?
I could be wrong......??
Of course, the three J31's soldiered on with Eastern, however at that time it was not a wholy TAA owned subsidiary and operated on it's own AOC (as did Sunstate).
I saw the last J31 service arrive on May 31, 1987. One of the pollies on board is still a Member of the Queensland Parliament. I was also present at the first Flight West service at 6.00 am the next day.
Woomera