Caribou over Melbourne

[UnderneathTheRadar]

Saw a Caribou orbiting the city centre at lunchtime today - was it a farewell flight? I thought they'd already been retired?

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[VH-XXX]

If indeed it was, it was probably en-route to Point Cook RAAF Museum.

[Brian Abraham]

Departed Sale a couple/few hours ago. I assumed heading for the museum.

[peuce]

Obviously lost ... looking for a positive fix !

[rioncentu]

3 of them in formation heading SE overhead Central Qld yesterday.

Are they offically out of action as of now?

Going to miss that noise.....

[Gundog01]

Last flight tomorrow from Richmond to Canberra in A4-140. Being handed to the War memorial.

[Old Fella]

Caribou

A4-152 was to be officially handed over to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook today at 1300 hrs. A4-140 will be handed over to the Australian War Museum, Canbewrra at Canberra Airport tomorrow (27Nov09) at 1300 hrs.

[Carambar]

This is how A04-199 made its way back:

[the air up there]

A sad day for the RAAF. Given the capabilities, and the inability to find a suitable replacement (and I mean proper replacement, not bit part players) I can't help but imagine the cost/difficulty would be of rebuilding/re-commencing production. Given todays technological advances, the improvements that could be made to an already outstanding machine would be huge.

But these decisions are made by people with far greater knowledge than people like us.

A very resourceful aircraft.

[maverick22]

Saw three in formation fly past the bne control tower the other day at low level. Was an awesome sight, just wish I could have heard the noise!

[Cougar]

Definitely the end of the "RAAF Backwards flight Flight"!

[Trojan1981]

Saw three in formation fly past the bne control tower the other day at low level. Was an awesome sight, just wish I could have heard the noise!

Flew seven in formation returning from Ex in WBTA in 2001 (Maybe Blue Moose), ramps down/door up. Flew a wide arc over Wide Bay and then down to Amberley, absolutely beautiful. Give me radials over turbines any day.

[Gundog01]

Trojan how the hell did you fly seven at once??

Best flying i've ever done.

[Runaway Gun]

He didn't say at once. Probably on different days.
Not bad for a 20yo.

[Trojan1981]

Trojan how the hell did you fly seven at once??

Touche,

I wish I was flying even one of them. I was on the ramp of one (275 I think) taking in the sights. I think it was Ex 'Blue Moose' in about September/October 2001 at Tin Can Bay.

[VH-XXX]

I used to like flying in the back of the Bou and receiving my "disturbance allowance" in my next pay packet. I wonder if the Govt still pay that allowance for "pain and suffering" in the back of the Hercs etc.

[Konev]

A sad day for the RAAF. Given the capabilities, and the inability to find a suitable replacement (and I mean proper replacement, not bit part players) I can't help but imagine the cost/difficulty would be of rebuilding/re-commencing production. Given todays technological advances, the improvements that could be made to an already outstanding machine would be huge.

But these decisions are made by people with far greater knowledge than people like us.

A very resourceful aircraft.

simple reality is that its replacement is pictured in the post above yours carrying its predacessor.

[ozbiggles]

Maybe ..... if you had another 8 of them .... and they weren't busy in the sandpit for the next 5 years.
I hope the same people who killed the Bou 2 years too early are the ones who have to face the government of the day to explain why they don't have an option for some of the things that have come up in the past and will again in the future.