RAAF Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail A30-003 "Mitchel 12" Completes Airwork at Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 25 November, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-003 as "Mitchel 12" was noted completing a missed approach at Hamilton Island Airport.

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It appears to have flown up from and later returned back to RAAF Base Williamtown.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 25 November, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft A34-005 as "Wallaby 72" flew up from RAAF Base Amberley to complete airwork at Bundaberg Airport before it then returned to Amberley.

And after dark on Thursday 24 November, fellow RAAF C-27J Spartan A34-006 as "Wallaby 74" was noted completing airwork around Miles Airport.

Finally, also on Friday 25 November, some of the deployed RAAF and support aircraft departed from Rockhampton Airport following their involvement over the previous couple of days in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Exercise Rogue Ambush.

Two of the four Air Affairs (Australia) Learjet 35A bizjets departed Rockhampton Airport to different parts of the country - VH-SLE as "Ajax 42" departed to Darwin, while VH-LRX as "Ajax 19" departed to HMAS Albatross at Nowra.

While Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) British Aerospace (BAe) Hawk 127 jet training aircraft A27-07 as "Tiger 11" departed Rockhampton Airport for RAAF Base Williamtown.

Photo taken by Scott Harris  ©