Australian Border Force (ABF) Cobham Aviation-operated Dash-8-200 VH-ZZP Calls into Rockhampton Airport

During the late afternoon on Saturday 6 February, Surveillance Australia / Australian Border Force (ABF) Cobham Aviation-operated Dash-8-200 VH-ZZP was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport at the completion of a surveillance sortie from Cairns.

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It was heard to be using its usual radio callsign of "Borderforce 112".

VH-ZZP was due to depart Rockhampton Airport early on Sunday 7 February but reports suggest that it suffered a technical problem and delayed its departure until Monday 8 February.

UPDATE!  Indeed early on Monday 8 February, VH-ZZP "Borderforce 112" departed Rockhampton Airport on another surveillance sortie back to Cairns.

The Australian Border Force Dash-8 aircraft haven't been seen in Central Queensland for some time so it has been great to see them again operating out of Rockhampton Airport on off-shore sorties.

Photo taken by Micah S  ©