Aviation in the Aftermath of Cyclone Tracy

EVACUATION FLIGHTS OUT OF DARWIN

NOTES

1	These schedules are extracted (with some difficulty!) from faded photocopies of Qantas operations messages held in the compiler's collection.
2	It should be noted that this is a schedule which does not necessarily reflect actual operations.
3	All times are GMT. (SYD is +10, DRW is +9:30 )
4	Although there are some variations and perhaps some typographical errors it would appear that planned flight times were 4 hours 15 mins SYD-DRW and 4 hours DRW-SYD for both B707 and B747. Time on the ground at DRW was mostly planned at 2 hours.
5	Stated seating configurations are: VH-EBB 32/339 plus lounge. VH-EAH 173 all economy
6	B747 VH-EBI was delivered in Seattle on 12OCT74 and it would appear that special efforts were made to allocate the aircraft to Darwin relief flights as it was appropriately named "City of Darwin". In the event the aircraft did not operate any relief flights.
7	STD = Scheduled Time of Departure. STA = Scheduled Time of Arrival.

ISSUE	DATE	REMARKS
1	07JAN12	Original.