• Aircraft:

  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet

• Reg: A21-101 photos
• Serial #:

  0213/ATF101

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: May 23, 1985
• Uploaded: May 13, 2012
• Canberra - YSCB, Australia

New 2OCU F/A-18B Hornet A21-101 at RAAF Fairbairn on 23May1985. A21-101 was the First of three newly acquired F/A-18Bs which were demonstrated to Air Force personnel that day, including a demo flight for the Minister for Defence (Hon. Kim Beazley) in F/A-18B A21-103. This photo pre-dates the application of the Tiger Head (Unit logo) on the 2OCU fin flash. (A21-101 and A21-102 crossed the Pacific from NAS Lemoore in California to Williamtown NSW in 15 hours on 17May1985.)

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Aircraft

Drake D Kao A21-101

1,834 2 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet

A/C 101 under full power departing WLM for another training sortie during Ex Diamond Shield 17

Jaryd Stock A21-101

2,374 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet

Flying over the Northern Territory during exercise Pitch Black 2018

Jaryd Stock A21-101

3,360 4 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet

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Photographer

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Wal Nelowkin 52-4536

651 10 1 North American F-86F Sabre

Close-cropped Stbd view of RAAF CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk30 A94-922 Cn CA27-22 being used as a Training Aid at RAAF Base Amberley on 14Nov1984

Wal Nelowkin A94-922

121 0 0 CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30

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Wal Nelowkin A9-291

222 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion