Warbirds At Jamestown Jamestown, South Australia, on the weekend of October 17/18, was the scene for an air spectacular and fly-in that attracted many warbird and classic aircraft. Paul Daw reports that the event attracted interstate warbirds including Judy Pay’s Curtiss P-40F Warhawk VH-HWK as well as Mustang VH-JUC, T-28 Trojan VH-NAW and T-56 Harvard
10 Years Ago The RAAF’s first BAe Hawk Mk 127 Lead-In Fighter (LIF) trainer, A27-01/DT01/ZJ632, had its maiden flight at Warton on December 16. The RNZAF is seeking buyers for its 19 A-4K/TA-4K Skyhawks. This action has been taken while it continues on Project *Kokiri**, the lease of 28 embargoed Pakistan Air Force F-16A/Bs as
The Pentagon’s Joint Estimate Team, or JET as it is known, has reportedly come back with its second negative report in a year on the affordability and schedule of the troubled JSF program, saying it “affirms earlier findings that substantially more money and time will be required.” While the report is yet to be made
Army Aviation Farewells Kiowa From Reconnaissance The Army’s 1st Aviation Regiment based at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, farewelled its Bell 206B-1 Kiowas on October 26. The Kiowas, from 161 and 162 Squadrons, are being replaced by the Eurocopter ARH Tiger. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
Qantas Group News This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A321 to Jetstar and the Departure of a Jetconnect 737-300. Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojs – Allocated the Name Hamilton Island While It Was in Hong Kong for Repainting in September – Has Since Had a Special Livery Applied Promoting the Socceroos. Vh-ojs Was Rolled Out
An Australian aviation adventure The flight levels can be a deceptive place to fly. Travelling at respectable speeds with a panoramic view, it is easy to become complacent about the beautiful landscapes that slide beneath and those early aviators that crossed the country. As altitude dilutes the detail, miles click past seemingly without significance. Yet