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Major RAAF Bases around Australia

RAAF Tindal:

No. 75 Squadron: F/A-18A/B "Hornet"

ARB 2

Learning objectives:

RAAF Townsville:

  • To learn about different aircraft in operation with the RAAF. As well as to idnetify them using WETFUS
  • The Squadrons where these aircraft are based as well as their bases
  • The primary roles of these squadrons

No. 38 Squadron: KA-350 "King Air"

101SQN AAFC

4th Aviation Regiment: CH-47F "Chinook"

So why are we learning this?

  • So you have a basic understanding of frequently used RAAF aircraft.
  • To fulfill the aim of the AAFC to 'develop an interest in the Royal Australian Air Force and aviation in general'
  • To be able to locate major RAAF bases around Australia

The Aircraft:

KC-30A MRTT

  • Rear-mounted fuel boom
  • Low monoplane, mid- mounted wings

Categorising each aircraft

F/A-18F "Super Hornet"

C-17 Globemaster III

  • Tapered fuselage
  • "V" tail-fin
  • Larger fuselage compared to F/A-18A/B "Hornet"
  • Armament hardpoints
  • Tall "T" tail-fin
  • Rear opening cargo doors
  • Four jet turbine engines
  • High-mounted tapered wings

RAAF Amberely

  • Four Main roles for these aircraft -
  • Surveillance and response group
  • Air combat group
  • Trainer Command

No. 1 Squadron/ No. 6 Squadron: F/A-18F "Super Hornet"

No. 33 Squadron: KC-30A MRTT

No. 36 Squadron: C-17A "Globemaster III"

E-7A "Wedgetail"

The Aircraft:

Hawk 127

  • Radome boom on fuselage
  • Tapered tail-fin and wings
  • Low monoplane

F/A-18A/B "Hornet"

  • Bulging inline cockpit
  • Side mounted air intakes
  • Backward tapered wings

RAAF Pearce:

  • Air-intakes mounted under wings
  • "V" Shaped tailplane
  • Nose mounted radome
  • Tricycle undercarriage
  • Armament hardpoints

No. 2 Flying training School: PC-9/A

RAAF Williamtown:

No. 79 Squadron: Hawk 127

No. 76 Squadron: Hawk 127

No. 2 Squadron: E-7A "Wedgetail"

No. 4 Squadron: PC-9/A

No. 3/No. 77 Squadron/ No. 2 Conversion Unit: F/A-18A/B "Hornet"

RAAF Richmond:

RAAF Edinburgh:

No.37 Squadron: C-130J "Hercules"

No.35 Squadron: C-27J "Spartan"

No. 10 Squadron/ No. 11 Squadron: AP-3C "Orion"

  • Radome nose bulge
  • MAD tail boom
  • Four turbo-prop engines mounted ontop of wings
  • Armament hardpoints
  • Sonar-bouy tubes on underside
  • Nose mounted radome
  • Short fuselage
  • twin six-blade turbo-props
  • Nose mounted Radome
  • Tall tail-fin
  • Rear opening cargo doors
  • Four six-blade turbo-prop engines

RAAF East Sale:

The Roulettes/ Central Flying School: PC-9/A Operates as an acrobatics group and a training group respectively.

No. 32 Squadron: KA-350 "King Air"

The Aircraft:

KA-350 "King Air"

  • Twin-turboprop engines
  • "T" tail
  • Tapered fuselage
  • Low-wing monoplane

PC-9/A

  • Low-wing monoplane
  • box fuselage
  • dual inline-cocpit

CSGT D. GREGSON

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