There were some nice Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) movements that were also spotted at and above Rockhampton Airport also on Wednesday 27 June. Most of the local action centred around the current 'resident' pair of RAAF Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft which again were spotted departing and arriving on sorties to and from the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA).
It appears that A34-010 departed first as "Wallaby 03" before later returning to Rockhampton via an initial and pitch before landing.
As mentioned several times, the current fleet of 10 C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter aircraft are flown by the RAAF's 35 Squadron based at RAAF Base Richmond in New South Wales. Once Final Operating Capability (FOC) is achieved, they will move to RAAF Base Amberley. Local plane spotter Daniel B was also able to chat quickly to crew from one of the Spartans who were very generous in offering him a patch.
Another RAAF visitor to Rockhampton Airport also on Wednesday 27 June was Beech B350 Super King Air A32-671 which called in as "Beaufort 31".
Indeed over the course of the day, F/A-18F Super Hornets "Colt 3" and "Colt 5", along with Boeing EA-18G Growlers "Wolf 21", "Wolf 22" and "Wolf 31" were all heard flying overhead Rockhampton flying in and out of Shoalwater Bay from and back to Amberley.
Finally, an unidentified RAAF Lockheed AP-3C Orion flying as "Striker 61" was heard to complete airwork within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Another Orion (possibly the same airframe?) flying as "Striker 60" was heard to depart Shoalwater Bay for airwork at the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday 22 June.
Sincere thanks to Daniel B for taking the time to capture and send through these great photos!
All photos taken by Daniel Bishop ©
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