Search

19th September 2019

… ARDU had also entered flight testing. Stephan Widmer THREE RAAF PC-21s have been handed over, bringing deliveries to 42 … on August 25 for a night stop before continuing to RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria, the following morning. They … while the other four will join No 4 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown for forward air controller training. Dave Allport …

2nd May 2019

… FOUR LIGHTNING IIS AT WILLIAMTOWN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Air Force (RAAF) welcomed two more F-35As to the Lightning II’s main operating base at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales when serials …

18th April 2019

… Program (LIFCAP) for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) Hawk Mk127 fleet. The company brought the advanced … Mk127s serve with Nos 76 and 79 Squadrons at RAAF Bases Williamtown, New South Wales and Pearce, Western Australia. RAAF Hawk Mk127 A27-24 at the ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown to mark completion of the LIFCAP programme. …

By Phil Buckley and Mike O’Neill attended the Royal Australian Air Force’s Exercise Diamond Storm held in the Northern Territory between April and May. 15th August 2019

… air arm of its calibre, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) makes strenuous efforts to ensure its pilots have … 194th Fighter Squadron ‘Griffi ns’ takes off from RAAF Base Darwin as a No 2 OCU F/A-18A Hornet taxies to the runway … Operational Training Unit, which was stood up at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, in March 1952. He took control …

15th August 2019

… in the forward air controller training role with 4 Sqn at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. The latest RAAF PC-21s to be …

19th September 2019

… their T-6 Texan II before taking off from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, on May 2. Most of the 71st STUS student … Introductory Fighter Course (IFC) 61/62 and IFC/A 64/65 at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, on June 28. SGT David …

By Norman Long 4th April 2019

… Victoria, was dominated by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) assets, including the first two F-35As to be … beginning there the following year. The F-35’s home base in Australia is RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, north of Sydney, where the …

22nd August 2019

… of the recently formed Air Warfare Centre and is based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, north of Adelaide in South Australia, but its … located at RAAF Bases Edinburgh, Amberley, Richmond and Williamtown, staffed by qualified test pilots, flight test …

21st March 2019

… Maintenance personnel and aircrew from RAAF E-7A Wedgetail Rotation 14 in front of their aircraft, … the final aircraft to be sent, A30-004, at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates on February 7. The exact … Wedgetail aircraft from No 2 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, first arrived at Al Minhad in …

By Roy Choo 4th July 2019

… instructors (AWIs) of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) — are the leaders and experts in their respective … Air Warfare Centre (AWC) may have built on an existing base of separate courses, but it wasted no time in setting up … — conducted from RAAFB Amberley, Queensland and RAAFB Williamtown, New South Wales, from March 11-29. The …

15th August 2019

… Squadron (ECS) and 43rd ECS at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, with the first deliveries expected in 2023, … Australian Air Force’s No 2 Squadron on the tarmac at RAAF Base Williamtown in July. The Wedgetails’ almost constant support …

20th June 2019

… No 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Under the motto Juventus Non Sine Pinnis – The Young … the Royal Australian Air Force. Phil Buckley visited RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales to find out more. Phil Buckley …

16th May 2019

… Australasia RAAF F-35A A35-011 taxies towards the hangars at RAAF Base Williamtown. SGT David Gibbs/Commonwealth of Australia, …

17th January 2019

… of Defence THE FIRST two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35As to be permanently based in Australia arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, on December 10. The Lightning …

2nd May 2019

… F-35A serial A35-011 from No 3 Squadron departs RAAF Base Williamtown for a night sortie. SGT David Gibbs/Commonwealth …