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There will be a series of flypasts tomorrow in Canberra involving about 60 aircraft. I'm hoping that I can find a space in the crowd to get video and photos!

https://airforce2021.airforce.gov.au/event/spectacular-centenary-flypast

About 360 photos and some 4K video later, I posted a bunch of pictures in "post your photos". It was a really impressive display! I'll edit the video later and post a link here.

This was a really impressive scene:


C17 Globemaster II by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Would have been great to see!

It was fantastic! I kind of wish that I could have seen the aircraft more from the west side, but I had a great view of the spectacle.


MH60R Romeo by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Per Ardua ad Astra by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


RAAF Lightning II by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


RAAF Super Hornets and Growlers by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Blackhawks by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Harvard, Hudson, Boomerang and Wirraway by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Two Spitfires, CAC Mustang and Kittyhawk by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Catalina and UH1 Iroquois by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


C47 Skytrain and CH4 Caribou by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Neptune by RobGeraghty, on Flickr



P3 Orion by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Three P8 Poseidons and one P3 Orion by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Wedgetail by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


C130J Hercules by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


C17 Globemaster II by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


RAAF KC30 MRTT with F18 by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Roulettes by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Roulettes by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Roulettes by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

I'm missing the PC21 flight and the C27 flight. I do have photos of them but they aren't great.

An impressive collection of current and historic 'mission capability'.

And I take it completed without incident or mishap. Well done.

If there were any incidents, I'm not aware of them. The WW2 fighters landed at the local airport and refuelled before returning to Temora. It appears that the Hudson, C47 and Catalina returned to Temora and Wollongong directly. I think only the Roulettes landed, with all the other aircraft returning to their bases in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
I saw the WW2 fighters take off and return in formation. The Roulettes left the following day.

Here's the video

Very nice Rob - specially enjoyed the video!

Very nice, an impressive fleet that you've imaged very nicely! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that - I don't think I've had any other feedback on it.

Thank you! It's marvellous that we have so many of the planes in the RAAF history flying.

I'll miss the F111 and Mirage though. I hope they find an ejection seat for the Sabre; it was grounded because the manufacturer doesn't support the seat any more.

Aah, the Ardvark. I remember seeing one of these during the air force open days twenty-odd years ago. That was magnificent and I still cherish the image I got from the static show.

This was the last time I saw it in flight.


RAAF F111 dump and burn by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

Very nice, especially with the reflections of the flames on the wingtip (at least that's what I think the orange sheen is).