Australian International Airshow 2017- Avalon

[Pinback]

Hi - If you are planning a trip Down Under you can't go too far wrong by coinciding it with the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. Its a cross between Farnborough and Fairford- and the weather is more reliable Highlight for me this year were the Singapore Air Force F-15s.

 

I only have a little Canon so forgive some of the quality

 

First sight through the gate... An immaculate Harrier T4 ! (XW271)

 

Singapore Air Force F 15 and KC 135

 

 

 

RAAF Hawk

 

 

Piaggio Avanti

 

 

The only airworthy Lockheed Hudson

 

The whistling Boomerang

 

 

 

The only airworthy de Havilland Drover with Constellation in the background

 

Lockheed Constellation

 

 

Sopwith Snipe, Sopwith Pup and Tiger Moth

 

 

Cessna Bird Dog and one of three Austers

 

 

Meteor F 8

 

 

Grumman Albatross

 

 

An 124

 

T 28

 

 

KC 30 and two Hornets

 

 

P-8 A Poseidon with weapons bay open

 

 

A formation of Beech King Air 350s !

 

 

It was good to see some decent biplane aerobatics

 

 

Fire fighting RJ 85- it just doesn't look right but I am sure it does the job

 

Its a fairly hands on airshow - this year I was able to get into a USAF KC 135 boom operator position and close access to the B-1 was good too

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2017 by Pinback
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[Latinbear]

What a great event and a lovely set of images too! Thanks very much for sharing these. Any idea how that Harrier ended up in Australia?

 

Getting that close to a B1 at Fairford is something we can only dream about.

[Jinxman]

Lovely shots - thanks.

 

Funny that the B1 at Ostrava NATO Days last year was the same - you could get right underneath it and have a good look into the weapons and u/c bays, etc.

 

cheers

[Pinback]

On 05/03/2017 at 3:24 AM, Latinbear said:

Any idea how that Harrier ended up in Australia?

 

Hi Latinbear- XW271 has had a bit of a charmed life. It ended up on a fire training dump at Predannack in Cornwall before Advanced VTOL Technologies took ownership and transported it to Australia in 2015.

 

Although it is unlikely to fly again it is hoped to get it to ground running and taxiable condition.

 

Here is a link for more information

 

http://aeroresource.co.uk/historic-reports/hawker-siddeley-harrier-t4a-xw271/

[Latinbear]

23 hours ago, Pinback said:

 

Hi Latinbear- XW271 has had a bit of a charmed life. It ended up on a fire training dump at Predannack in Cornwall before Advanced VTOL Technologies took ownership and transported it to Australia in 2015.

 

Although it is unlikely to fly again it is hoped to get it to ground running and taxiable condition.

 

Here is a link for more information

 

http://aeroresource.co.uk/historic-reports/hawker-siddeley-harrier-t4a-xw271/

 

Thanks very much for the background. Fascinating. That is one very well travelled Harrier!

[Latinbear]

On ‎3‎/‎4‎/‎2017 at 5:04 PM, Jinxman said:

Lovely shots - thanks.

 

Funny that the B1 at Ostrava NATO Days last year was the same - you could get right underneath it and have a good look into the weapons and u/c bays, etc.

 

cheers

 

Just like at Fairford.......but then again......

[F-32]

Lovely, that Harrier is great!

[nuuumannn]

Very cool, the USAF KC-135 and Singapore F-15Es has come over from New Zealand after the RNZAF 80th Anniversary show. Might head over to Avalon next year.