Wieland Aviation / McDermott Aviation Group Transall C-160D Transport Aircraft VH-RFW Arrives into the Old Station Farm at Raglan for Storage

On Monday 18 December, and after two days worth of delays, Wieland Aviation / McDermott Aviation Group Transall C-160D transport aircraft VH-RFW arrived into The Old Station Farm at Raglan from Townsville.

The ex-Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Transall C-160D was acquired by and ferried from Germany by New South Wales-based Wieland Aviation and is one of three C-160s they have brought to Australia.  The planes will become part of the country's National Aerial Firefighting Fleet (NAFC).

VH-RFW (msn D-125) (ex 50+88) flew out of Kiel in Germany during August and September and is planned to be operated from the Sunshine Coast Airport by local operator McDermott Aviation Group.  It flew into Townsville from Darwin at the end of November.

Meanwhile, the arrival of VH-RFW into The Old Station now sees two of the Transall C-160D aircraft stored there with it joining VH-RPR which arrived there at the end of November.  The third Transall C-160D VH-TIT is still currently parked at the Sunshine Coast Airport.

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Sincere thanks to local plane spotter Graham A for allowing us to share these great photos of the Transall in Townsville.

Photos taken by Graham Aspinall  ©️