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15th July 2011, 06:47 PM
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Two MC-130,s were down in Hobart today I didn't know that they went down that far anyone know why...
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#22
16th July 2011, 08:02 PM
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Back in Rocky for a couple of days so expect a few more posts here!
Summary for Saturday 16/7... Our Airline (Air Nauru) Boeing B737-3YO VH-INU arrived and departed as RON901/900. Qantas Boeing B767-338(ER) VH-OGN arrived from and later departed to Melbourne as QFA1358/6159. Also on the ground is a broken down Alliance Airlines Fokker F-100 VH-XWM. This caused problems for parking as the usual heavy jet gate was unavailable so the Qantas B767 had to unload on a taxiway! Of the military movements... There was a spectacular departure of a formation of five Australian Army Commonwealth CA-32 (Bell 206B/OH-58A) Kiowa helicopters to Shoalwater Bay as "Redback Black". A decent crowd of onlookers gathered to watch A17-028, A17-031, A17-051, A17-038, A17-014 depart. There are a further two Kiowa tucked away in a hangar. Later in the day, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Beech B350 Super King Air A32-671 (38 Squadron) arrived as "Dingo 29". And Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland Sea King Mk.50A N16-239 arrived as "Shark 21". Word is the action with step up a notch tomorrow - here's hoping! There is also word - unfortunately - the mass C-17 para drop - if successful - could see all the C-17s bypass Rocky for Amberley - hope the weather over Shoalwater Bay is crappy!!!! Ha ha!! Photos from today and this last week on the CQ Plane Spotting Blog - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/ Cheers Damian
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#23
17th July 2011, 08:59 PM
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Evening all,
A reasonable day at Rockhampton Sunday 17/7 - even managed to meet up with Craig M and Dave K who are up from Brisbane for the week and Mick F who was also out and about. Anyway, today was the day for the United States Air Force (USAF) mass parachute drop over Central Queensland. It occured West of Rockhampton this morning. Unfortunately, the drop went perfectly and the four USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft that were involved bypassed Rockhampton and landed at Amberley. However, one of the C-17s involved ended up making an appearance at Rockhampton Airport late in the afternoon. USAF C-17 05-5148 (Hickam AFB tail stripe) arrived from Amberley and later departed to Guam as "Slew 99" USAF Lockheed MC-130P Hercules 69-5832 was believed to have visited Williamson Airfield - which is with the Shoalwater Bay Training Area - this afternoon. The Hercules was using the callsign "Warrior 10" and arrived from and departed to Richmond Air Force Base, West of Sydney. USMC Lockheed KC-130J, 168066 (Tail Code QD-066) of the VMGR-152 Unit popped into Rockhampton as "Sumo 86". Of the Aussies... Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sikorsky S-70B/SH-60 Seahawk N24-016 arrived from and departed to Bundaberg as "Tiger 85". (there are a total of three Seahawks at Bundy) There was also 2 formations of Townsville-based Australian Army Sikorsky S70A-9 Blackhawk helicopters. "Warhorse Black" consisted of A25-107 and A25-203. "Warhorse Blue" consisted of A25-222, A25-206, A25-224. There was also two RAN Sea King movements with "Shark 10" and "Shark 21" flying to Shoalwater Bay. Photos as always on the CQ Plane Spotting Blog - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/ Cheers Damian
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#24
20th July 2011, 10:32 PM
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Monday 18/7 (been a bit slack - sorry)
There were as many as six various model Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft in the air over Shoalwater Bay during the afternoon. They were various Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) models. They were heard flying in from Richmond using various callsigns such as "Warrior 20" (which was a formation of two RAAF C-130H Hercules), "Trojan 11", "Trojan 12", "Trojan 45", and "Trojan 55". Most of the "Trojan" aircraft were believed to be USAF Hercules aircraft, with at least Lockheed MC-130H Hercules 84-0476 and 83-1212, and Lockheed MC-130P Hercules 69-5826 all noted in the air (courtesy of Balus!). Most of the aircraft later returned directly to Richmond AFB, but three eventually landed at Rockhampton. RAAF C-130Hs, A97-006 arriving as "Warrior 22", and A97-007 arriving as "Warrior 20". These aircraft flew up to Shaolwater Bay in formation. Just after the sun went down USAF Lockheed MC-130P Hercules 69-5826 arrived as "Trojan 55". It left around 7pm for Richmond. By far the highlight of the day and night though was the arrival and departure of three USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. These three Globemasters were all involved in the mass parachute drop the previous day, but this time picked up a load of soldiers each and departed to the North-East. 03-3124 used the callsign "Reach 775" 02-1111 used the callsign "Reach 526" 00-0180 used the callsign "Reach 146" A small crowd gathered to watch the action, which was also being watched over by several military police officers and police dogs. The last C-17 took-off around 10.30pm making the night one to remember. Earlier in the day, more helicopter sorties to and from Rockhampton Airport were highlighted by the arrival of two more Australian Army Commonwealth CA-32 (Bell 206B/OH-58A) Kiowa helicopters. The Kiowas - A17-054 and A17-040 - arrived from and later departed to the South as “Knights Red”. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sikorsky S-70B/SH-60 Seahawk N24-005 also popped in for a visit. The Seahawk also arrived from and later departed to the South as "Tiger 74". RAN Westland Mk.50A Sea Kings N16-125 "Shark 10" and N16-239 "Shark 21" also operated out of Rockhampton Airport, flying sorties to the North of the Airport. That was Monday - pics somewhere on the Blog - about three posts down now - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/ Damian
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#25
20th July 2011, 10:38 PM
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Tuesday 19/7 at Rockhampton Airport..
Local news reported that there was a mass amphibious landing in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area early, and to support this there were several Eurocopter EC665 (ARH) Tiger and Sikorsky S70A-9 Blackhawk helicopter sorties from Rockhampoton Airport to the training area. Eurocopter Tigers A38-020 and A38-012 flew as "Grumpy 11", while A38-008 and A38-007 flew as "Mohawk". Also noted flying to the training area were Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland Mk.50A Sea Kings N16-239 "Shark 21" and N16-118 "Shark 07", while RAN Sikorsky S-70B/SH-60 Seahawk N24-005 arrived again today from the South as “Tiger 74”. Later in the day, a formation of four Blackhawks was set to fly out at "Warhorse Blue" however on departure, one of the choppers, A25-215, was seen to be puffing out a lot of smoke from one engine. It immediately landed safely and was later photographed being towed to the temporary Australian Army helicopter maintenance area. The other three Blackhawks departed as planned. There were some interesting United States Navy (USN) helicopter movements as well. Arriving late in the morning, and parking at Rockhampton Airport for most of the day were USN Sikorsky SH-60F Oceanhawk 164446 of the HSL-51 VIP 7th Fleet, which arrived as "Blackbeard 02" , while USN Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 163240 of the HSL-51 Unit arrived as "Warlord 710". This Seahawk was also noted popping into the airport on two other occasions during the day. Of the fixed-wing movements, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-207 popped into Rockhampton from Amberley as “Stallion 24”. RAAF Beech B350 Super King Air A32-339 from 38 Squadron popped into Rockhampton Airport as "Dingo 11". Lastly, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed KC-130J, 167983 (Tail Code QD-983) of the VMGR-152 Unit paid a quick visit before departing to the North as "Sumo 82". Pics are as always on the Blog - just updated! - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/ Cheers Damian
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#26
21st July 2011, 09:23 AM
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awesome thanks for the up dates.
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#27
21st July 2011, 03:10 PM
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I should also mention that there are numerous overflys of aircraft to and from the Shoalwater Bay Training Area - both Australian and American - various callsigns...
I know there are three RAN Seahawks based at Bundaberg that fly from there over the water, and as mentioned popping into Rocky at times - "Tiger 74", "Tiger 78", and "Tiger 85". Also heard on the scanner - type unknown - any info would be great... "Striker 12" "Raven 12" - flew Bundaberg to Townsville - could be a PC-9 "Marlin 00" or "Merlin 00" - flew to Amberley - could be an Orion? Great listening! Damian
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#29
21st July 2011, 08:57 PM
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Evening all,
Don't have much to report from Wednesday, but Thursday started with an incident... A well-known Peace Activist managed to cut a padlock on a Gate at Rockhampton Airport, rode a tri-cycle to a Eurocopter Tiger helicopter, and took to it with an axe... More details here - http://tinyurl.com/3wwqlcr More details on movements to come... Damian
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#30
22nd July 2011, 08:10 PM
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Evening all,
A report from Wednesday and Thursday at Rockhampton Airport. Wednesday 20 July turned out to be a relatively quiet day, with the majority of movements again being from Australian Army Eurocopter EC665 (ARH) Tiger and Sikorsky S70A-9 Blackhawk helicopters, as well as Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland Mk.50A Sea King sorties to the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Of the American forces, United States Navy (USN) Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk - 163240 - of the HSL-51 Unit visited Rockhampton again as "Warlord 710". And United States Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed KC-130J, 167983 (Tail Code QD-983) of the VMGR-152 Unit, popped in once again from the North. Thursday 21 July.. Local spotters report that the Eurocopter Tiger helicopter that was allegedly damaged by the idiot could be A38-006. Notable movements on Thursday included United States Navy (USN) Sikorsky SH-60F Oceanhawk - 164081 - of the HSL-51 VIP 7th Fleet was noted flying as "Blackbeard 01". This is the sister-helicopter to USN Sikorsky Oceanhawk 164446 which flew into Rockhampton Airport on Tuesday as "Blackbeard 02". Both choppers are from the USN ship "USS Blue Ridge". Another USN visitor was Lockheed C-130T Hercules 165158 (tail code CW-158) of the VR-54 Unit, arrived as "Convoy 7142". Also paying another visit - almost a daily routine now - was United States Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed KC-130J, 167983 (Tail Code QD-983) of the VMGR-152 Unit, this time as "Sumo 81". Lastly, as Virgin Australia B737-700, possibly VH-VBF, arrived in the late afternoon from Brisbane, the Rockhampton Airport Tower Controller noticed a large amount of smoke coming from the left main landing gear during its landing roll-out. The B737 was just beginning to exit the runway when the controller instructed it to hold position. Two fire tenders were dispatched and it was some minutes before the B737 was cleared to taxi to the apron, with the fire tenders following closely behind. Pictures as always on the CQ Plane Spotting Blog - http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/ Cheers Damian
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