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bentleg

6th Sep 2021 07:01

Qantas flies to Anchorage

On 29/8 VH-ZND flew Melbourne to Anchorage direct. On 30/8 it flew Anchorage Sydney direct arriving 1/9.

Any ideas why? As a freighter? Part of project sunrise?

A320 Flyer

6th Sep 2021 07:52

Repat flight I’d say

chimbu warrior

6th Sep 2021 08:15

https://australianaviation.com.au/20...ise-in-alaska/

ScepticalOptomist

6th Sep 2021 09:00

We have been flying lots of charters to all sorts of places during COVID.

ACMS	6th Sep 2021 09:09

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

ScepticalOptomist

6th Sep 2021 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACMS (Post 11106916)

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

Not everyone is as great as you, obviously.

Australopithecus

6th Sep 2021 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACMS (Post 11106916)

PANC in summer,…..big deal, flew in their during winter ( and summer ) many times starting 27 years ago…

Huh. I did many flights there starting 43 years ago. In a DC-4. But whatever.

Capt Fathom

6th Sep 2021 12:12

What Chimbu Warrior alluded to. There was a Qantas flight a couple of weeks back.
Williamtown-Brisbane-Anchorage. A Defence Force charter.
The aircraft returned via Los Angeles.

Zombywoof

6th Sep 2021 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Australopithecus (Post 11106987)

Huh. I did many flights there starting 43 years ago. In a DC-4. But whatever.

Nonstop from Australia? Man, you're good!

TBM-Legend

7th Sep 2021 01:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentleg (Post 11106847)

On 29/8 VH-ZND flew Melbourne to Anchorage direct. On 30/8 it flew Anchorage Sydney direct arriving 1/9.

Any ideas why? As a freighter? Part of project sunrise?

Support for RAAF in Red Flag Alaska hosted there.

Australopithecus

7th Sep 2021 03:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombywoof (Post 11107145)

Nonstop from Australia? Man, you're good!

A DC-4 doesn’t carry enough oil to get that far let alone avgas/coffee/etc. So no, it was from elsewhere in the region. But no matter, I was just having a go at old mate. I am also happy to compare notes about Greenland, Iceland and outer space if asked…

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