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An event not to be missed:

 

Mass formation flypast of up to 20 Super Hornets this Friday 21 October

 

 

 

by Royal Australian Air Force on Monday, 17 October 2011 at 23:31

 

There will be a mass formation flypast of up to 20 F/A-18F Super Hornets over the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Brisbane and Ipswich, this Friday (21 Oct) as part of the welcoming ceremony for four new Super Hornets.

 

The arrival of the four new aircraft completes the Australian Super Hornet fleet to 24 aircraft.

 

Please join us on facebook to share your photos and comments on this historic day.

 

Sixteen aircraft will depart RAAF Base Amberley between 10 am and 10.30 am and will fly in a loose formation to a point off North Stradbroke Island, where they will form up and fly south, crossing the coast at Southport before flying down the Gold Coast to Tweed Heads.

 

The armada will then fly out to sea and reform at a point off the Sunshine Coast where it will join with the four new Super Hornets.

 

The formation will fly south from Noosa Heads down the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane where it will then fly over the CBD en route to Ipswich and RAAF Amberley. It is expected to pass over the base at 11.30am.

 

The formation will be accompanied at intervals by up to two Hawk Mk127 lead-in fighters.

 

The final number of aircraft flying will depend on operational and training tasks for the aircraft.

 

The mass formation flypast of up to 20 aircraft will be not only an historic event which may not be repeated, but an important training exercise for operational planners and aircrew.

 

Note: The aircraft will fly at approximately 2000 feet (609 mtrs) and up to 350 knots (648 km/h). Times and locations may vary dependant on the weather. The final number of aircraft flying will depend on operational, training and maintenance for the aircraft.

 

A more detailed itinerary is as follows:

 

Outward leg including Gold Coast

 

Up to 16 x F/A-18F Super Hornets

 

10.00 am 16 x F/A-18F Super Hornets commence their launch from RAAF Amberley.

 

1018 Springwood

 

1021 North Stradbroke Island

 

1023 South Stradbroke Island

 

1025 Southport

 

1026 Surfers Paradise

 

1026 Burleigh Heads

 

1027 Coolangatta (All times are QLD local times)

 

1028 Tweed Heads (All times are QLD local times)

 

Sunshine Coast

 

Up to 20 x F/A-18F Super Hornets

 

1104 Noosa Heads

 

1106 Coolum Beach

 

1107 Maroochydore

 

1108 Caloundra

 

1111 Bribie Island

 

1113 Redcliffe

 

1114 Fisherman’s Islands

 

1115 Manly

 

1116 Wellington Point

 

1117 Southern Tip Moreton Island

 

1119 St Helena Island

 

Brisbane – Ipswich

 

Up to 20 x F/A-18F Super Hornets following the Brisbane River

 

1120 Lytton

 

1121 Balmoral

 

Hawthorne

 

Kangaroo Point

 

Botanic Gardens/Captain Cook Bridge

 

1122 Highgate Hill

 

St Lucia

 

Indooroopilly

 

Kenmore

 

1123 Jindalee

 

Moggill

 

1124 Ipswich

 

 

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