Image Gallery: August 2008
29 August 2008
Investigation begins into separation of ACMI Pod from F/A-18 aircraft
Air Force has begun an investigation into why an Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) Pod separated from an Air Force F/A-18 aircraft in flight on Friday 29 August. The pod came off the aircraft at approximately 10.40 am in a sparsely populated area between Merriwa and Bylong, while it was conducting what is known as Air Combat Manoeuvring similar to “dog-fighting."
| 20080618raaf8208246_0079 At approximately 10:30am, Friday 29 August 2008, an ACMI Pod (similar to the one pictured) separated from a F/A-18 Hornet Aircraft mid flight. (Date taken: 18 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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