A Pair of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilatus PC-21 Forward Air Control Aircraft A54-047 & A54-046 Complete Airwork at Bundaberg & Hervey Bay Airports

On Tuesday 17 February, a pair of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilatus PC-21 Forward Air Control Aircraft from No. 4 Squadron were noted was noted completing airwork at a couple of Central Queensland Airports while on a flight out of and back to the Sunshine Coast. They had deployed to there the previous day from their 'home' at RAAF Base Williamtown.

The 2 PC-21s soon after arriving into the Sunshine Coast yesterday.

The two PC-21s were identified as A54-047 which was flying as "Raven 18" and A54-046 which was flying as "Raven 15".

They flew up from the Sunshine Coast to complete airwork including missed approaches at Bundaberg Airport before then completing more airwork and missed approaches at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport before they both then returned back to the Sunshine Coast.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 19 February, the PC-21s were back in the region with A54-047 as "Raven 18" and A54-046 as "Raven 15" flying up from the Sunshine Coast to complete a missed approach at Gladstone Airport before then flying at low level back down the coast to the Sunshine Coast. 

Nice!

Photo taken by Alan Macdonald  ©