RAAF Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail A30-003 "Wedgetail 13" Completes Airwork at Emerald Airport - Plus More!

On Thursday 7 September, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-003 as "Wedgetail 13" flew up from RAAF Base Williamtown to complete a missed approach at Emerald Airport.  It then returned South. 

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However, on climbing to flight levels and just passing 20,000 feet, they called up to descend to 19,000 feet as they had some decompression problems and started to descend.  They then called a "Pan" for a decompression leak and made a quick descent to 10,000 and flew to RAAF Base Amberley, ops normal, where they made a safe landing.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 7 September, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-210 as "Stallion 33" flew down from Townsville to land at Rockhampton Airport.

It later departed to Amberley.

Photo taken by John Lee  ©