Having been station here in North America, getting pictures from down under can get a little difficult and rare unless we make that 15 hr journey . Here are some Aussie jets from TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Here are the Aircraft coverage
| TYPE | ARM | UNIT | S/N | COMMENT |
| F-16C | USAF | 35TH TFW MISAWA JAPAN | 90-0807 | OPENING DISPLAY FOR THE SHOW, MURKEY GREY SKY MAKING THINGS A BIT DIFFICULT |
| LOCKHEED HUDSON | VH-KOY | OWNED AND OPERATED BY TEMORA AVIATION MUSEUM, TEMORA NSW. SERVED AS A16-112 RAAF IN 14 SQUADRON
PAINTED TO REPRESENT A16-112 “TOJO BUSTERS” OF 6 SQUADRON RAAF |
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| CH-47F CHINOOK | AUSTRALIAN ARMY | 5TH AVIATION REGIMENT TOWNSVILLE QUEENSLAND | A15-305 | OUR THIRD ITERATION OF THE “CHOOK” (C MODEL, D MODEL NOW F MODEL), GREAT SHOW OVER THE WATER AT LOW LEVEL
(CHOOK IS AN AUSSIE TERM FOR CHICKEN!) |
| F/A-18F | RAAF | 1 SQUADRON
AMBERLY QUEENSLAND |
A44-202 | NAMED “CITY OF IPSWICH”, NICE NOISY SHOW
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| DHC-4 CARIBOU | VH-VBA | UGLY? NOT AT ALL…BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AND HEAR – I LOVE THOSE TWO BIG RADIALS. ITS FANTASTIC THAT WE CAN STILL SEE A FLYING EXAMPLE OF THIS UNIQUE BIRD.
OWNED AND OPERATED BY “HARS”, WOLLONGONG NSW. SERVED AS A4-210 WITH 38 SQUADRON RAAF |
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| C-127 SPARTAN | RAAF | 35 SQUADRON RICHMOND NSW | A34-001 | OUR FIRST SPARTAN, AFTER MANY YEARS THE RAAF FINALLY ORDERED A CARIBOU REPLACEMENT.
IS IT AS CAPABLE – TIME WILL TELL I GUESS. |
| C-130J HERCULES | RAAF | 37 SQUADRON RAAF | A97-449 | THE SUN BREAKING THROUGH AT LAST, FROM BEHIND THE PALM TREES WITH MAGNETIC ISLAND AS A BACKGROUND, A VERY SPIRITED DISPLAY BUY THE BIG “HERC” |
| SIKORSKY S-76 SPIRIT | VH-HRP | THESE CHOPPERS ARE CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE THE RAAF WITH ASR COVERAGE NATIONWIDE – SIMULATED RESCUE FROM THE SEA. | ||
| DASH-8 | VH-LCL | CONTRACTED TO DO SURVEY WORK FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, QUITE AN ELAGANT SCHEME |
Flying Display
Static Display
Article and Pictures from Lynden Crowle