Some Nowra Visitors and locals

[Calum]

I usually go for a walk each lunchtime. And now I'm outside the wire I can take my camera (Although most of the time I don't).

Here's a few of the better shots I've taken this year.

C-130H, Don't see these that much anymore



C-130H with anniversary tail





C-17





I quite like this one Over Nowra Hill



Squirrels, lots and lots of Squirrels.
because of my job I have a soft spot for these.















2 of the 4 ADF A-109's







One of MAT's Para-bombers





A BBJ. This has been here twice recently





A Seahawk flying...



Hopefully next year we'll see some MRH-90's

[mcmaster]

Great shots calum! I too like the nowra hill one. Is that a Learjet in the background on the first c-17 shot? Looks like it might be in the circuit.

[oggie2620]

I love light and shade photos so loved the one of the C130 over the hill in what looks like twilight.

[Dave Homewood]

Fantastic photos Calum. Thanks for posting them. Surely that's a C-17 over the hill, rather than a C-130?

I like the fifth photo of the Squirrel (No. 862). For a second I thought it had an NZ serial number on the tail. Do the RAN serials all begin with N?

What is VH-MQE? I don't recognise the type.

[Ykato]

GREAT PHOTO's Calum they are all Great Thanks for shareing them - cool Cheers

[corsair67]

Great photos, Calum - it must be 'hell' to work at Nowra some days! ;D

Your comment about the C-130H doesn't surprise me, as I read somewhere recently that only about eight out of the twelve airframes are currently airworthy.

Dave, VH-MQE is a CASA 212 Aviocar - I think!

All RAN aircraft have the prefix "N" at the start of their serial number, and I think this has been standard practice since the 1960s when the Trackers and Skyhawks were purchased.

[Calum]

Nov 2, 2010 23:03:33 GMT 12 mcmaster said:

Great shots calum! I too like the nowra hill one. Is that a Learjet in the background on the first c-17 shot? Looks like it might be in the circuit.

yeah it's either one of ours or one of Pel Airs

[Calum]

Nov 3, 2010 7:37:38 GMT 12 oggie2620 said:

I love light and shade photos so loved the one of the C130 over the hill in what looks like twilight.

Thats was taken early one morning before the sun had got thorugh the clouds. It was para dropping.

(BTW it's a C-17)

[Calum]

Nov 3, 2010 10:50:09 GMT 12 corsair67 said:

Great photos, Calum - it must be 'hell' to work at Nowra some days! ;D.

It would be better if got some interesting visitors more often.

corsair67 said:

Dave, VH-MQE is a CASA 212 Aviocar - I think! .

You’re correct Craig. The ADF Parachute Training School here contract 2 of these from Military Air Transport Services for parachute training. Effectively giving them an aircraft whenever they want. I guess they got sick of relying on the RAAF. It would worse now the Caribou has gone and the Herc fleet is reduced/constantly deployed.

corsair67 said:

All RAN aircraft have the prefix "N" at the start of their serial number, and I think this has been standard practice since the 1960s when the Trackers and Skyhawks were purchased.

Yes it’s what makes us different from the RAAF/Army (among other things)

[Bruce]

I note the Aviocar has "The Australian Army" on the side - reminds me of the "fighters" in the Hotshots movie - "THE NAVY"

[Dave Homewood]

The thought the Army was being sponsored byt the popular newspaper The Australian.