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| ADF Serials Message Board > AIRSHOWS > Raaf Darwin 16th Aug 2014 |
| Posted by: Judwin Jun 17 2014, 07:00 PM |
| Looks like there is to be an open day up at RAAF Darwin for Ex Pitch Black 2014 on 16th Aug. http://www.airforce.gov.au/Operations/Exercise-PITCH-BLACK-14/?RAAF-7tQQKhvM3MpLPRrg+dZR7pEZlkCqqQbx The words seem to 'promise' quote "participants from Australia, the United States Air Force, the Republic of Singapore Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and a number of other nations". The patch shown in the article seems to show French, UAE and Thai involvment too. Also an F-18 doing a display over Mindil Beach on 14 Aug. |
| Posted by: batman Jun 17 2014, 08:09 PM |
| It might be a Super Hornet doing that handling display. Unsure about the Thais - I thought they were banned after last month's coup? |
| Posted by: exbirdy Jun 30 2014, 10:13 PM |
| Latest list of participating aircraft from the Pitch Black web page. I hope to be able to get some good photos in the air and at the airshow. John http://www.airforce.gov.au/Operations/Exercise-PITCH-BLACK-14/?RAAF-7tQQKhvM3MpLPRrg+dZR7pEZlkCqqQbx Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18A Hornet (Darwin and Tindal) F/A-18F Super Hornet (Darwin) C-130J Hercules (Darwin) King Air 350 (Darwin) Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter (Tindal) Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft AP-3C Orion (Tindal) KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 Falcon (Darwin) F-15SG Eagle (Darwin) Gulfstream 550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) (Darwin)* KC-135 Stratotanker (Darwin) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) JAS 39 Gripen Fighter United Arab Emirates MIRAGE 2000-9 fighters French Armed Forces in New Caledonia CN-235 tpt aircraft. |
| Posted by: batman Aug 19 2014, 07:59 AM |
| ADF Aircraft at Darwin Open Day 16 August. C-130J 37SQN A97-449 KC-30A 33SQN A39-004 E-7A 2SQN A30-001 F/A-18A+ A21-14 3SQN F/A-18F A44-205 1SQN Tiger A38-012 1AVN Regt King Air 350 A32-426, -651 38SQN Foreign aircraft on display Mirage 2000 726 (UAE AF) CN-235 52-1C c/n 65 (French Armed Forces) Gripen JAS 39C 70112 c/n 39-408 (701 SQN RTAF) F-15SG (149 SQN RSAF) 8315 ex 05-0011 8317 ex 05-0013 8320 ex 05-0016 8323 ex 05-0019 8328 ex 05-0023 8331 ex 05-0024 F-16C-52J (140 SQN RSAF) 611 ex 94-0269 641 ex 97-0116 F-16D-52J (140 SQN RSAF) 625 ex 94-0277 639 ex 97-0122 691 ex 94-0280 694 ex 96-5029 F-16D-52J (143 SQN RSAF) 692 probably ex 94-0281 695 ex 96-5030 other aircraft at the base KC-135R 752 c/n 17942 (112 SQN RSAF) G-550 AEW 017 c/n 5132 (111 SQN RSAF) C-130H-30 60102 c/n 4862 (601 SQN RTAF) |
| Posted by: batman Aug 19 2014, 08:40 AM |
| Gripens at Pitch Black The six 701 SQN Thai Gripens at Darwin for Pitch Black are JAS 39D (dual) 70101 c/n 39-860 70102 c/n 39-861 JAS 39C 70106 c/n 39-402 70108 c/n 39-404 70110 c/n 39-406 70112 c/n 39-408 |