5 Illawarra spots to watch final Qantas 747 flight on Wednesday

Greg Ellis
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:24am, first published July 20 2020 - 12:27pm
Historic moment: The first 747 in the Qantas fleet landing at HARS in 2015 where it is waiting for the final 747 in the fleet to do a farewell flyover this Wednesday before it retires in the United States. Picture: Sylvia Liber.
Historic moment: The first 747 in the Qantas fleet landing at HARS in 2015 where it is waiting for the final 747 in the fleet to do a farewell flyover this Wednesday before it retires in the United States. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

On March 8, 2015, thousands gathered around Shellharbour Airport for the arrival of the first Boeing 747 in the Qantas fleet, which retired to HARS after flying more than four million passengers around the world during its lifetime.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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