Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets form up in preparation to conduct in-flight refueling while participating in Cope North 13 near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2013. The F/A-18 Hornet is a multi-role fighter designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and […]
Australian Air Force LR-35 Learjet
20110725ran8094997_170.JPG, a photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet on Flickr. Via Flickr: An LR-35 Learjet acts as an incoming missile approaching the ship during an Anti-Air Warfare serial as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Mid caption: Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and US forces in planning […]
Wednesday Wings: Swamp Ghost B-17
Today’s Wednesday Wings harks back to WWII. On February 22, 1942, this Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, ironically named “Swamp Ghost” was sent to Australia for the U.S. Army Air Corps’ first raid in the South Pacific: a bombing mission against Rabaul. During the raid, Swamp Ghost was hit by shrapnel and ended its first and […]