ADF Air Show photos.

[corsair67]

I attended the Defence Force Air Show held at Amberley over the weekend of 4th and 5th October, and I thought I'd post a few photos for you to enjoy.

Had a great time over the two days - even though it was 31C on Sat and 34C on Sunday. Plenty of sunscreen was applied and plenty of water was consumed over the two days, I can tell you!

I have to say it was a little disappointing to note that the USAF F-15Cs, KC-135R, MC-130E and RSAF F-16D were all only on static display over the weekend.

And for those of you interested, "Easty" lead the four ship Hornet display team, "The Purple Cobras"





















The C-130H Hercules with 50th Anniversary of RAAF C-130 operations tail scheme -














CT-4Bs from the BAe Systems Basic Flying Training School, Tamworth -













Temora Aviation Museum's Hudson and friends -

















The Hudson is leaving the F-111 and Canberra for dead! ;D ;D

[Dave Homewood]

Nice photos Craig. I love that Hudson. I wish we had one flying here.

Did the Airtrainers do any formation aerobatics or were they just arriving in formation?

[FlyNavy]

3 bombers from stbd front quarter nice formation shot. Cool Craig. & four ship Hornet Diamond from underneef. ;D

[corsair67]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

I was surprised how some of my photos came out, but I'm still getting far too many half/quarter Hornets/Hawks/F-111s! ;D

I need to go and get an SLR!

Did the Airtrainers do any formation aerobatics or were they just arriving in formation?

Dave, they took off in formation, did three or four passes, and then broke of to land again - so pretty tame stuff compared to the Red Checkers routine.

And, sorry, I just gotta say it...............................

"The Purple Cobras" is that some species of one-eyed trouser snake............

;D ;D ;D

When they annouced the team's name, I thought to myself "Purple Cobras, that sounds familiar?" I worked out later that it is the name of one of the teams in the movie Dodgeball!

[corsair67]

A few more -

[Kereru]

Lovely photos Craig, thanks for posting for us far away enthusiasts.

[Gavin Conroy]

Great shots Craig
That bomber formation is very unique and I bet the sound was quite something.

[mcmaster]

Thanks for posting the images Craig. Although the Purple Cobras is a odd name it beats the "Green Lemons" which was the name of the Hornet formation when 77 sqn did that stuff. i also like the look of that fire truck - looks like a new toy by the look of that shiny nozzle. ;D

[corsair67]

And a few more -


























This fighter formation can only get better with the addition of the CAC Sabre, which should be flying again by early-2009. Pity there wasn't a P-40 present at Amberley -
















And to answer the question posed some time ago as to what the bulges near the nose of the C-130H are for -

[flyjoe180]

Craig, brilliant photos, thanks for sharing them