Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alenia C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft A34-004 "Wallaby 61" Flys into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area - Plus More

On Thursday 25 May, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft A34-004 was noted flying up from RAAF Base Amberley and into the Samuel Hill Airfield within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA).

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A34-004 was flying as "Wallaby 61" and is yet another arrival into the training area ahead of upcoming military exercises.  It arrived from and departed back to RAAF Base Amberley.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 25 May, the action of the RAAF's Exercise Black Dagger came down from Townsville to the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) with RAAF Pilatus PC-21 Forward Air Control Aircraft A54-047 as "Mayhem 17" and Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets as "Viking flt" flying down from and back to Townsville.

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©