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Nowra 1998

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Date: 1 November 1998

Made by: Nigel Pittaway

Updated:  

BASED AIRCRAFT: 
HC723 748 Flight  N15-710       Hawker Siddeley HS748-268 
HC723             N17-006/896   CAC CA-32 (206B-1) Kiowa 
                  N17-013/892   CAC CA-32 (206B-1) Kiowa 
                  N17-032/032   CAC CA-32 (206B-1) Kiowa  (Army CA) 
                  N17-049/890   CAC CA-32 (206B-1) Kiowa 
                  N22-013/860   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil     "Marvin the Martian" 
                  N22-014/861   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil 
                  N22-015/862   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil 
                  N22-016/863   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil 
                  N22-017/864   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil     "Barney Gumble" 
                  N22-018/865   Aerospatiale AS.350BA Ecureuil 

HS816             N24-003/(8)72 Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 
                  N24-004/(8)73 Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 
                  N24-008/(877) Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk         816 Sqn 50th Ann. Tiger c/s 
                  N24-014/(8)83 Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 
                  N24-015/(884) Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk         816 Sqn 50th Ann. Tiger c/s 
                  N24-016/(8)85 Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk 

HS817             N16-100/(9)02 Westland Sea King Mk.50A 
                  N16-114/(9)05 Westland Sea King Mk.50A 
                  N16-118/(9)07 Westland Sea King Mk.50A         overhaul, hangared, gy/wh c/s 
                  N16-238/(9)20 Westland Sea King Mk.50A         gy/wh c/s 
                  N16-239/(9)21 Westland Sea King Mk.50A 
                  N16-918/(9)22 Westland Sea King Mk.50B 

RAN FAAHF         VH-NVV/N9-3104/898    Bell UH-1C Iroquois 
                  VH-NVX/N12-152333/844 Grumman S-2G Tracker     hangar 
                  VH-NVZ/N2-90          Douglas C-47B Dakota 
                  (VW623)               Hawker Sea Fury FB.11    hangar, under restoration 
                  'WS102/842'/(XR603)   Westland Scout AH.1 

Pel-Air           VH-SLD        Gates Learjet 35A 
                  VH-SLE        Gates Learjet 35A 
                  VH-SLJ        Gates Learjet 36                 hangar 

All HC723/HS816/HS817 aircraft, except N16-118, N17-032, N22-014, 
N24-004/008 took part in flying programme. 
  

VISITORS: 
A65-78    Douglas C-47B Dakota               RAAF ARDU (flightline, '50 Years Young' art) 
A97-010   Lockheed C-130H Hercules           RAAF 36 Sqn 
A4-152    DeHavilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou  RAAF 38 Sqn (hangar, engine change, black Sqn mks) 
A4-199    DeHavilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou  RAAF 38 Sqn (black Sqn marks) 
A7-004    CAC CA-30 (MB326H) Macchi          RAAF 76 Sqn 
A8-129    General Dynamics F-111C            RAAF 1 Sqn 
A8-277    General Dynamics F-111G            RAAF 6 Sqn (flightline, display A/C) 
A8-512    General Dynamics F-111G            RAAF 6 Sqn (flightline) 
A9-665    Lockheed P-3C Orion                RAAF 10 Flt (11 Sqn c/s) 
A21-40    McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet   RAAF 77 Sqn 
A23-027   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A23-050   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A23-051   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A23-059   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A23-060   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A23-061   Pilatus PC-9/A                     RAAF CFS 'Roulettes' 
A25-114   Sikorsky S-70A-9 Blackhawk         Army A Sqn/5 Avn Regt  (c/n 701186) 
A26-076   Dassault Falcon 900                RAAF 34 Sqn 
XV245     Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2        RAF Kinloss Wing (206 Sqn crew, no marks) 
(158914)/914 Lockheed P-3C Orion             USN VP-46 (no marks) 
160014/QD    Lockheed KC-130R Hercules       USMC VMGR-152 
  

WARBIRDS/CIVIL AIRCRAFT (*=flying also): 
VH-APH*          Partenavia P.68C-TC Victor   Australian Aerial Patrol 'WIN Aerial Patrol' mks) 
VH-BBL*          Beech D.17RM Staggerwing 
VH-BVP           DHC DHC-1 Super Chipmunk 
VH-CIT           Cessna 525 CitationJet       Capital Jet Charter 
VH-CSP           Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 
VH-CTK/A19-040*  NZAI CT-4A Airtrainer        RAAF (orange/white) c/s 
VH-DIE/'15'*     Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI   Soviet AF c/s 
VH-DLO*          Cessna A-37B Dragonfly       SVNAF c/s 
VH-EAG*          C-121C Super Constellation   HARS (Qantas c/s, "Southern Preservation") 
VH-EDR           Beech 58 Baron               Hempel's Flying Services 
VH-HRP*          Sikorsky S-76A+              Lloyd Helicopters/RAAF Rescue (East Sale SAR) 
VH-IOY/A89-273*  Lockheed SP-2H Neptune       RAAF (blue/white) c/s 
VH-ISZ           PZL-WSK TS-11 Iskra          'Feel the Power of Canberra' c/s 
VH-KMM/844014/14 Yakovlev YAK-52              DOSAAF c/s "Hard Yakka" 
VH-NAW/138278*   North American T-28B Trojan  USN (orange/white) c/s 
VH-OOE*          Extra EA.300 
VH-PTM/A19-049*  NZAI CT-4A Airtrainer        RAAF (orange/white) c/s 
VH-SFY/'NZ934'*  NA AT-6D Harvard III         RAAF Museum HF (RNZAF 2 FTS, yellow, c/s) 
VH-SLS           MBB BK.117B-1                NSW Surf Life Saving Ass 
VH-UPQ/06*       Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G          Dakota National Air 
VH-WFI           Cessna 152                   Albatross Aero Club 
VH-WRX/'A20-458'* CAC CA-16 Wirraway III      RAAF CA 
VH-YAA*          Yakovlev YAK-52 
VH-YYB/9111214/19* Yakovlev YAK-52             "Yak Attack" (nose art) 
VH-YYC/855909/09*  Yakovlev YAK-52 
VH-ZCT/A19-058   NZAI CT-4A Airtrainer        RAAF (orange/white) c/s 'Brindabella Airlines' 
VH-ZMM/'RG333'*  Miles M.38 Messenger IIA     RAF CS 
VH-???           Bell 206B JetRanger          (pleasure flights) 
RA-44512*        Yakovlev YAK-55M 

JERVIS BAY RANGE FACILITY (30 OCTOBER 1998): 
A4-199   DeHavilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou RAAF 38 Sqn (bk Sqn marks) 
A92-22   GAF Jindivik Mk.2                 On pole at gate 
N11-750  GAF Jindivik Mk.203B              Outdoor Display 

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