Riverfire 2019: Part One — The Rehearsals
As September draws to a close in Brisbane, hundreds of thousands of spectators travel into the city centre for Sunsuper Riverfire. Currently in its 22nd year, Riverfire marks the ending of the Brisbane Festival, an internationally renowned arts festival. The fireworks finale is strongly supported by the Australian Defence Force with a range of flying […]
USAF E-3 Sentry Visits RAAF Base Williamtown
A USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry 81-0005 from the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron based out of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, has visited RAAF Base Williamtown in September as part of training activities with the RAAF’s No. 2 Squadron and No. 42…
Aviastar-TU Down Under
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport welcomed another new airline this weekend with Aviastar-TU, a Russian cargo airline based principally out of Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow. Aviastar-TU is one of DHL’s global airline partners, operating cargo flights primarily in Russia, Europe and into China.…
Armée de l’Air CN-235 70th Anniversary Scheme
Saturday afternoon marked the arrival of an Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) CASA CN-235 into Brisbane Airport from its home base at La Tontouta International Airport, New Caledonia. Although being a regular visitor to Australia, this aircraft has recently…
Homecoming: VMM-363 “Lucky Red Lions” Transit RAAF Amberley
This weekend saw a flight of four USMC Boeing MV-22B Ospreys transit through RAAF Amberley on their way back home. The Ospreys, all from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363) “Lucky Red Lions” based out of MCAS Kaneohe Bay,…