Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules Transport Aircraft A97-466 "Trojan 40" Arrives into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Monday 24 November, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules Transport Aircraft A97-466 was spotted arriving into Rockhampton Airport as "Trojan 40" after flying up from RAAF Base Richmond.

At the time of writing, A97-466 appears to be staying for at least the night parked at Rockhampton Airport.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 25 November and Wednesday 26 November, A97-466 completed local flights out of Rockhampton Airport into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) and back to Rockhampton Airport as "Warrior 01".  Later on Wednesday, A97-466 again as "Trojan 40" departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to RAAF Base Richmond.

UPDATE!  But, on Thursday 27 November, A97-466 "Trojan 40" returned once again to Rockhampton Airport and again operated local flights up to Monday 1 December when it returned again to Richmond.

And Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-001 as "Wedgetail 34", which flew up to Townsville on Friday, departed there to a missed approach at Cairns then down to one at Rockhampton Airport and then the Sunshine Coast before returning to Townsville.

Photos taken by Scott Harris  ©