Defence contribution to Australian International Air Show 2007
23 March 2007
His Excellency Govenor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery at the Australian International Air Show
The Govenor-General has a look at a RBS70 with Sergeant Sherree McKensie (right) and Lance Corporal Kent Moores from 2nd/10th Field Regiment
The ADF is part of the Australian International Air Show 2007, Australia's largest and most comprehensive air show and aerospace exhibition. This is a world class event with more than 40 ADF aircraft participating in the air show. The air show is also showcasing the ADF's ground base equipment and capabilities which include the Abrams Tank. About 600 ADF personnel are deployed to bases throughout Victoria in support of the air show.
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Able Seaman Aircraft Technician Avionics (ATV) Tracey Knight completes some maintenance checks on a Navy Seahawk helicopter.
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Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd in the cockpit of an United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet at the 2007 Avalon Air Show.
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His Excellency Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery visits the Royal Australian Air Force's newest aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster at the Avalon Air Show with Deputy Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn.