| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | I-DEMO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-243B |
| C/n (msn): | 19731 / 120 |
| Operator Titles: | Alitalia |
| Aircraft Name: | Francesco de Pinedo |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | January 1981 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 47116 |
| Photo Comment |
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The site of Sydney airport was chosen almost 100 years ago in 1919 and is less than 10km from the city centre. What started as a swampy landing ground for a few Avro 504s now handles 43 million passengers a year and over 900 curfew-restricted movements a day. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 March 2018, and has since been viewed 309 times. |