F-111G's retired.
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F-111G's retired.
I believe that the F-111G's were officially retired last week.
It was kept very quiet though... there wouldn't be an election on would there?
It was kept very quiet though... there wouldn't be an election on would there?
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I thought the G model was here for the longer haul....
Where is SWING WING with some inside knowledge?
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Wasn't there an F111 that had an emergency landing a few weeks ago? (closest one I can find is at Brisbane in August but I thought was a more recent one).
Maybe they discovered they aren't worth fixing anymore and just decided to get rid of them.
I suppose, who is going to attack us in the next year or two?
Maybe they discovered they aren't worth fixing anymore and just decided to get rid of them.
I suppose, who is going to attack us in the next year or two?
No problems for next two years...
Can someone please remind me, exactly what the agreed standard advance notification of attacking another country or it's interests?
Is it normally pre-briefed in the 10 year White Paper?
Is it normally pre-briefed in the 10 year White Paper?
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Ohh....
My understanding is that the RAAF wanted to keep flying 'em for a couple of years yet, with them being maintained so reliably under the current Boeing maintenance contract and all, but the government has been convinced by someone to get them retired now!
The word is that they have never been as reliable as they have been of recent times!
Cheers....Err, I think!
My understanding is that the RAAF wanted to keep flying 'em for a couple of years yet, with them being maintained so reliably under the current Boeing maintenance contract and all, but the government has been convinced by someone to get them retired now!
The word is that they have never been as reliable as they have been of recent times!
Cheers....Err, I think!
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Strange
Strange things happen. The Nomad was specially built for the military, and they used that machine for a long time. But when the blackhawks arrived the nomad suddenly became dangerous for the army to fly.
It's still safe for civilians though.
It's still safe for civilians though.
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But when the blackhawks arrived ..
.. think it was more a case of the mission requirements had altered and Army needed more speed to do a higher proportion of communications flying .. to get rid Nomad in the normal way would have taken too long .. so out with the knives and Kingairs weren't too far away ..
Don't think that it had much to do with the Blackhawk, though ..
.. think it was more a case of the mission requirements had altered and Army needed more speed to do a higher proportion of communications flying .. to get rid Nomad in the normal way would have taken too long .. so out with the knives and Kingairs weren't too far away ..
Don't think that it had much to do with the Blackhawk, though ..
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Oh and as a side note, I believe it the last Iraquie flight took place a few weeks ago too.
Aren't the Iraqis still flying? Or do you mean something else?
Do you mean Iroquois, as in the helicopter?
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Last flight a couple of weeks ago!
'C' models then obviously.
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Pigs not in space
I don't think they were retired a few weeks ago. One had an engine fire overhead Amberley last week. They may have been grounded pending the outcome of the investigation into that incident but the "informed" word is they will be around until 2010
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Yes the Iroquois was made non-operational (as in no more flying) nearly 2 weeks ago - they did a flyover at Enoggera (funnily enough where 16BDE (Avn) is....) and buzzed over the top of us at Brisbane Airport (we all waved from the hangar with their replacements in it....)
Two words: Super Hornet.....
Two words: Super Hornet.....