Defence Force Air Show, May 2012

[Tommy]

After waiting seven long years, the ADF put on an airshow for the folks of Western Australia. It was a terrific day out and the RAAF put on a great airshow.

Amongst the static displays were some local military vehicles including Jack Mac's (REMLR mzungumagic) Land Rover.

The following military aircraft participated in the Air Show:

F/A-18 A/B Classic Hornet
F/A-18 F Super Hornet
C-130 Hercules
C-17A Globemaster
CL-604 Challenger
Wedgetail AEW&C
KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
AP-3C Orion
PC-9/A
Hawk 127
The Roulettes (comprised seven PC-9/A aircraft)
RAAF Balloon
Navy Seahawk

The following civilian and historical aircraft participated in the Air Show:

Nanchang
Winjeel
Rebel 300
Beechcraft 18
Laser 230
Chipmunk
T-6 Texan
Victa Airtourer
Christen Eagle
Cessna 180
Grumman Albatross

The following international aircraft participated in the Air Show:

B52 bomber (USAF) - flyby
KC135 Tanker (USAF)
Flying training display (RSAF)
C-130H (RSAF)

Click on photos to enlarge 

Vehicles.

[Tommy]

Aircraft.

Hawk.





Hornet.





B-52 on approach.

[Tommy]

USAF KC-135.



C-17.



Since retirement from the RAAF, this Vampire A79-620 was on display out front of ATC Stirling Hwy, Claremont. The fuselage and wings have been use in the restoration. The twin tail booms have come from A79-603. 603 was mounted on a pedestal for many years within RAAF Base Pearce.

[Vixen]

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy............



No pics of the Land Rovers? 

[Tommy]

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy............
No pics of the Land Rovers? 

Sorry Pat  . There was only one Land Rover exhibited at the airshow. I was so busy looking skywards I forgot to take more pics of the vehicles.

This photo is of the same Land Rover except it was taken at the Brookton show a couple of years back.

[Mick_Marsh]

Series II wide light hard top.
That'd be a rare one.

[Tommy]

Since retirement from the RAAF, this Vampire A79-620 was on display out front of ATC Stirling Hwy, Claremont. The fuselage and wings of 620 have been use in the restoration whilst the twin tail booms have come from A79-603. 603 was mounted on a pedestal for many years within RAAF Base Pearce.

Photo of A79-603 whilst on outdoor display in 1985. The fuselage section of this aircraft could not be restored as it had significant wood rot which rendered it unsalvageable.

[Tommy]

Series II wide light hard top.
That'd be a rare one.

REMLR member mzungumagic should be able to help out with more info on this Land Rover.

[RobHay]

This photo is of the same Land Rover except it was taken at the Brookton show a couple of years back.


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Tommy!   you have grass over there!!!!?

[Tony]

Thanks for the photos. The B52's callsign was Fear71. I took a position report from it on its way back home. A round trip from Guam with no stops in between. Must have been in the air for about 20 hours. I used to get a sore backside just flying from to Oakey to Tamworth in a Nomad.