Australian Army Airbus Helicopters H135 'Juno' Training Helicopters N52-102 & N52-104 Both Arrive into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

Late on Sunday 19 July, a pair of Australian Army Airbus Helicopters H135 'Juno' training helicopters were noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport. They were identified as N52-102 and N52-104 and looked to fly up from the Oakey Army Aviation Centre as "Jackal".

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Then on Monday 20 July, the H135 helicopters N52-102 and N52-104 again as "Jackal" departed Rockhampton Airport and flew into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) and back twice.

During the afternoon, N52-102 as "Warhorse 35" flew a long maintenance flight up to the North-West and back.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 21 July, they again completed a flight to the Bay and back to Rockhampton Airport as "Jackal".

Also on Monday 20 July, New Zealand Aerospace (Pacific Aerospace) CT/4A Airtrainer VH-APV (ex RAAF A19-074) flew down from Mareeba to Mackay Airport.

Orange Helicopters operated Pickering Aviation (Sikorsky) UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter N711BF, which had started the day at Orange this morning, landed at Longreach Airport and then departed to Mount Isa.

And McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Raytheon B200 King Air VH-NSN as "Machflight 73" visited Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport from Cairns. Plus fellow McDermott Beech B200 King Air VH-ZPY as "Machflight 421" landed at Emerald Airport from Brisbane and then departed to Mount Coolon.

Photo taken by Darren Massie  ©