Aviation Mecca: Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten, nestled in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, is a spotters paradise like no other. KLM 747-400 PH-BFN on short final and about to cross the beach at Sint Maarten (Image: Lance Broad) Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) has to be one of the most recognisable places to photograph planes. Every aviation photographer and I daresay most of the general population know this airport. Not only for…
Exercise High Sierra 2019: The Final Classic Hornet OPCON Course
Exercise High Sierra 2019 has kicked off at RAAF Base Townsville as up to 14 F/A-18A & F/A-18B Classic Hornets descend on the base for the annual No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) operational conversion (OPCON) course. The three-week exercise…
U2 kicks off their ‘The Joshua Tree’ World Tour
Irish rock band U2 have kicked off their ‘The Joshua Tree’ World Tour, arriving in Brisbane on Sunday 10th November in advance of their show at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday. The show in Brisbane is the second of the tour,…
Edinburgh Airshow: The RAAF In The Defence State
This past weekend, the first Edinburgh Airshow was hosted since 2007. Despite the 12 year wait, more than 60,000 enthusiastic attendees descended on the military base in Adelaide’s far north, for the simple pleasure of looking at planes. Aerial &…
Low Level Moose Flying: RAAF And USAF C-17s Hone Their Interoperability
Three Boeing C-17A Globemaster IIIs have been operating out of RAAF Base Amberley as part of Exercise Global Dexterity, an annual exercise to improve C-17 interoperability between the armed forces of Australia and the United States. As part of the…