Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail A30-005 "Mitchel 07" Noted Completing Airwork at Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Wednesday 22 October, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-005 as "Mitchel 07" flew up from RAAF Base Williamtown to complete a low overshoot Rockhampton Airport before then flying back to Williamtown.

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Also this week, Australian Army new Airbus Helicopters H135 'Juno' training helicopters have been noted flying out of the Oakey Army Aviation Centre heading North and landing occasionally at Kingaroy Aerodrome including N52-105 as "Warhorse 31".

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We have also noticed N52-103 as "Juno 75" and N52-102 as "Juno 76".

The Australian Army has a fleet of five H135 'Juno' training helicopters which were re-assembly at HMAS Albatross. The helicopters were re-assembled by Boeing Defence Australia before being relocated to the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey to support essential training for Army aircrew. The addition of these five helicopters will address a critical requirement to meet the training and proficiency needs of Army’s aircrew while the UH-60M Black Hawk is introduced.

Finally, an unknown Australian Army Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter as "Brahman 379" was seen flying down near Bowen while on a flight out of and back to Townsville.

Photo taken by Michael Malick  ©