Rockhampton Movements 2011

[damian f]

I hope the MODs don't mind a fresh thread considering Talisman Sabre is around the corner - perhaps there will be a TS11 thread soon for all movements??

Anyway, Rockhampton has had some interesting Australian Mil movements through over the last couple of weeks - I believe there is a couple of smaller training exercises in the area before TS11 begins in mid-July.

Here's a summary...

RAAF Boeing C-17A A41-206 popped in 5-6 times at the start of June delivering eight Eurocopter Tiger (ARH) Helicopters - the serials of the Tigers were A38-006, -007, -008, -012, -013, -015, -018, -020.

On Monday 13/6, six Sikorsky S-70A Blackhawk helicopters arrived at Rocky - the serials of the blackhawks were A25-106, -112, -202, -205, -211, -224.

All these helicopters departed Rocky on Tuesday 14/6 for points North.

On Friday 17/6 United States Navy (USN) Lockheed C-130T Hercules with registration/serial number 165348 (tail code JW5348) arrived at Rocky Airport and overnighted.

On Saturday 18/6 four RAAF BAe Hawk 127 aircraft arrived at Rocky and then departed later in the day. I am told that these could be back this week and be based at the airport to fly sorties during the week. The serials of the Hawks were A27-14, -22, -29, -31.

If you are interested, there are plenty of photos on my CQ Plane Spotting Blog - courtesy of Ben O in Rocky! (http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/)

Enjoy! Cheers!
Damian