memories--standing up on the top of Charles Knife road at Exmouth, watching them fly past below...sharing airspace in the R area at Lancelin- I was under the hood, (dual)on a nav exercise in the 172 " be advised there is an F-111 operating in your area, between 0 and 20,000ft"
Ripped off the hood, spoke to him, was asked to maintain current track and altitude, and had the pleasure of seeing him a couple of times, turning hard, wings swept back....the airshow at Pearce some years back, both the FA-18 and Pig putting on brilliant displays....Wanaka 2006, dump and burn over the runway during the lunch break, I believe he flew from oz, did the display, then flew home?
Airshows won't be the same without them, not to mention the more serious implications.