Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-212 "Stallion 46" Spotted at Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 21 August, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport A41-212 was spotted visiting Rockhampton Airport.  It was heard to be flying as "Stallion 46" and looked to arrive from RAAF Base Amberley.

As shown, personnel and equipment were loaded and soon after, the Globemaster departed to Townsville.

Also on Friday 21 August, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules Transport Aircraft A97-440 as "Trojan 12" visited Rockhampton Airport from Townsville.

As shown, it too transported personnel and equipment up to Townsville.

While Air Gold Coast Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-ZDM visited Hamilton Island Airport from the Gold Coast.

And Alliance Airlines Embraer E-190 VH-A2N was spotted out and about from the Alliance Airlines hangar at Rockhampton Airport.  There is information around that it is due to complete a test flight or two and eventually position to Brisbane where it should be entering service.

Finally, on Thursday 20 August, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-002 as "Mitchel 15" flew up from RAAF Base Williamtown to complete a missed approach at the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then back to Williamtown.

Later, A30-002 now as "Wedgetail 17" flew back up from Williamtown to complete a couple more missed approaches at Hervey Bay Airport before again returning back to Williamtown.

(It also seems A30-002 but as "Wedgetail 13" completed airwork at Bundaberg Airport on Wednesday 19 August.)

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft A34-004 as "Wallaby 51" was noted visiting Rockhampton Airport.

All photos taken by Steve Vit  ©