Firstly we had the final scheduled visit of a Qantas Boeing 747 before they are retired from service next year. VH-OEH, "Hervey Bay" was here to take around 360 passengers on a sightseeing trip over Antarctica. She will be retired next year after 17 years of service with Qantas. Here she is lining up for take-off on Runway 05 this morning
The other finals came this afternoon when the last 3 PC-21's arrived on delivery to the RAAF. After a week long flight from Switzerland, they will be handed over to the RAAF tomorrow at East Sale in Victoria. The RAAF will then have it's full complement of 49 PC-21's used for pilot training, the RAAF aerobatic display team "The Roulettes" and for Forward Air Control. They are delivered flying under Swiss civil registrations and wearing the Swiss flag as military aircraft would not be allowed to fly across many countries airspace.
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