10 Years Ago The US Department of Defense announced on November 10 that it had received a request from Colombia for the supply 14 UH-60L Black Hawks of both armed and utility models for counter-narcotics duties. The last of four Luftwaffe Boeing 707-307Cs, 10+3 (c/n 19999), was retired on November 4 and is believed to
Mrh 90 Cleared for Load Lifting the Adf’s Mrh 90 Has Been Cleared to Lift a Range of Slung Loads After Completing a Series of Lifting Trials in August and September at Townsville. The Raaf’s Air Movements Training and Development Unit (Amtdu), the Army’s 5 Aviation Regiment and the Dmo’s Mrh 90 Project Office Conducted
There’s an interesting battle going on in the US at the moment over whether to order a further batch of Boeing C-17 airlifters as part of the FY2010 US defence bill. Aside from any operational need for the aircraft (for which there clearly is), the question of whether to close the US’s last remaining large
Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Q400 to Qantaslink, and the Retirement of a Qantas 747-400 and 767- 300 and a Qantas/jetconnect 737-300. 747-4h6 Vh-oed Was Withdrawn From Service in Los Angeles on September 13 After It Operated Qf108 From New York/jfk. After Overnighting in Los Angeles Vh-oed Was
Here pilot Paul Bennet from Maxx G Aerobatics formates MML on the camera ship, Paul Dunshaw’s Nanchang VH-NND near Cowra Airport. (Paul Sadler) Hawker Hurricane Not Sold At Auction The New Zealand Hawker Hurricane put up for sale at auction did not sell. The auction, held by auctioneers Bonhams & Goodman at their Melbourne facility
Recently, a buddy asked me to fly his cute little Corby Starlet again. (See Airtest, November 2006 issue). It hadn’t been airborne for the seven months since I last flew it, and he had not had the chance to fly it himself. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member