Image Gallery: June 2008
No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 Simulator Decommissioning
26 June 2008
On June 25, 2008, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) retired its Boeing 707 Simulator from service after nine years of operation by No. 285 Squadron. A small ceremony with representatives from contractors CAE, Defence Material Organisation, Air Lift Group and Nos. 33 and 285 Squadrons marked the occasion at RAAF Base Richmond. This event coincides with the retirement of the final B707 (A20-624) 'Richmond Town', on June 30. The simulator was the first 'Level-Five' accredited military transport simulator, delivering a high standard of graphics and environmental recreation for the user, and allowed real B707 flying hours to be utilised more effectively.
| 20080625raaf8526919_0011_2000px@ Warrant Officer Stu Matthews, Flight Engineer for No. 33 Squadron, controls the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 Simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526919_0035_2000px@ (L-R) Wing Commander Jim Ghee, Commanding Officer 33 Squadron, and Shannon Tonkin, a journalist with Hawkesbury Newspapers, sit in the Flight Deck of the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 Simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526919_0050_2000px@ Air Commodore Jack Plenty AM, Commander Air Lift Group, addresses an assembled crowd at the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 Simulator decommissioning at Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond. Watching on are (L-R) Air Commodore Colin Thorne, Acting Head Aerospace Systems Division for Defence Material Organisation, and Mr Glen Steed, CAE Australia Director of Business Development. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0010_2000px@ Group Captain Tim Innes, Officer Commanding of No. 84 Wing, controlling the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0021_2000px@ Wing Commander Jim Ghee, Commanding Officer of No. 33 Squadron, controlling the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator on a 'flypast' of Sydney Harbour, during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0024_2000px@ Wing Commander Jim Ghee, Commanding Officer of No. 33 Squadron (left) and Group Captain Tim Innes, Officer Commanding of No. 84 Wing, controlling the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0054_2000px@ (L-R) Air Commodore Col Thorne, Acting Head of Aerospace Systems for Defence Material Organisation; Mr Glen Steed, Director Business Development for CAE; and Air Commodore Jack Plenty AM, Commander Air Lift Group, officially decommission the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0063_2000px@ (L-R) Commanding Officers for No. 33 Squadron, past and present: From left to right, Wing Commander Jim Ghee, current CO of No. 33 Squadron; George Kollios, CO of No. 33 Squadron from 1999 to 2002 and simulator manager for CAE; and Group Captain Richard Lennon, CO of No. 33 Squadron from 2002 to 2005; standing in front of the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080625raaf8526964_0067_2000px@ Commanding Officers for No. 33 Squadron, past and present: (From left to right) Wing Commander Jim Ghee, current CO of No. 33 Squadron; Group Captain Richard Lennon, CO of No. 33 Squadron from 2002 to 2005; and George Kollios, CO of No. 33 Squadron from 1999 to 2002 and current simulator manager for CAE; standing inside the No. 285 Squadron Boeing 707 simulator during its decommissioning at RAAF Base Richmond. (Date taken: 25 June 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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