Current assets of the ADF at the 2019 Edinburgh Airshow

The Royal Australian Air Force hosted the Australian Defence Force Air Show on the 9th & 10th Nov 2019 at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.The two day event was breathtakingly packed with hours of exhilarating aerial displays from the latest 5th Gen F-35A Fighter to the vintage aircraft like the Spitfire and Hurricane of yesteryear.The Theme of the Air Show is ‘Vimy to Fifth Generation in 100 years’, commemorating the centenary of the epic flight of the Vickers Vimy from England to Australia flown by South Australians Sir Ross Smith and his brother, Sir Keith Smith.It was a great opportunity for everyone including, families, veterans, aviation and military fans to see what goes on behind the scenes and fences of our front line and cutting edge Defence Force.
In this clip, ASO's videographer has set about capturing the current frontline assets as operated by the Australian Defence Force. Here we see the Alenia C-27J Spartan, a tactical transport aircraft as operated by 35 Squadron based at Amberley in Queensland. Next is the legendary Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, that, through various models has been in RAAF service since the late 1950's, with Richmond based 37 Squadron the sole operator. The Boeing E-7A Wedgetail is an Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft that is based on the 737 airframe, and has a very distinguishable antenna atop the fuselage. The Wedgetail is operated by 2 Squadron from RAAF Williamtown, and also another new airframe to the maritime group is the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, which has replaced the venerable Lockheed AP-3C Orion that the RAAF operated since the 1960's. This example is operated by Edinburgh based 11 Squadron, and finally, the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III from 36 Squadron, also based at Amberley in Queensland.

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