Image Gallery: February 2010
25 February 2010
38SQN King Airs active around Australia
Agile and reliable transport is now on tap for Australian Defence Force (ADF) units, thanks to the growing fleet of King Airs at Townsville’s No. 38 Squadron.
The first three aircraft for the Squadron were transferred from Army Aviation in November 2009. Another five brand new aircraft will join the aircraft by July, the latest having just been delivered in February. All eight aircraft are leased from Hawker Pacific.
Nicknamed ‘Dingo Airlines’, the Squadron’s King Airs are working as an interim light transport replacement for the DHC-4 Caribou. The King Air is ideally suited to transporting ADF personnel across Australia and the greater region. It is more reliable and more efficient than its predecessor, and will serve as a convenient ‘stepping stone’ for pilots who may later transition to more advanced aircraft in the RAAF, including the Light Tactical Fixed Wing aircraft to be selected under Air 8000 phase 2.
No. 32 Squadron at RAAF Base East Sale also operates the King Air under lease from Hawker Pacific for School of Air Warfare training and other Air Force tasks.
The King Air’s entry to No. 38 Squadron service has already been recognised at the Australian Defence Magazine Defence Material Organisation (DMO) and Industry Team of the Year Awards on February 23.
DMO’s Training Aircraft Systems Programme Office, with industry partners Hawker Pacific, were awarded for Excellence in a Minor Acquisition.
For more information on RAAF King Airs go to http://www.airforce.gov.au/Aircraft/kingair.aspx
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In the background, a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) takes off past a No. 37 Squadron (37SQN) C-130H Hercules after a visit to RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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In the background, a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) takes off past a No. 37 Squadron (37SQN) C-130J Hercules after a visit to RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) taxiing at RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) taxiing at RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) shortly after arriving at RAAF Base Richmond during a routine task.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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The left-hand propellor hub of a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) shortly after arriving at RAAF Base Richmond during a routine task.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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Aircraft refueller, Leading Aircraftman Chris Cremona of No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron (1AOSS), tops up the tanks of a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air during a task at RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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Aircraft refueller, Leading Aircraftman Chris Cremona of No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron (1AOSS), tops up the tanks of a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air, while the pilot looks on, during a task at RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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Aircraft refueller, Leading Aircraftman Chris Cremona of No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron (1AOSS), tops up the tanks of a No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air, while the pilot looks on, during a task at RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) shortly after take off from RAAF Base Richmond during a routine task.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) taxis past a No. 37 Squadron (37SQN) C-130H Hercules during a routine task to RAAF Base Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) King Air (A32-437) from No. 38 Squadron (38SQN) prepares to shut down upon arriving at RAAF BAse Richmond.
(Date taken: 18 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron King Air stopping in Amberley for a quick refuel before it heads out.
(Date taken: 23 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron King Air stopping in Amberley for a quick refuel before it heads out.
(Date taken: 23 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron King Air stopping in Amberley for a quick refuel before heading out on another busy pilot training schedule.
(Date taken: 23 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron King Air stops in Amberley for a quick refuel before it heads out.
The fleet of King Airs with No. 38 Squadron at RAAF Base Townsville have a busy schedule, training pilots on the aircraft as well as providing agile and responsive transport to the Australian Defence Force.
(Date taken: 23 February 2010)
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A No. 38 Squadron King Air stops in at Amberley for a quick visit during a busy pilot training schedule.
The fleet of King Airs with No. 38 Squadron at RAAF Base Townsville have a busy schedule, training pilots on the aircraft as well as providing agile and responsive transport to the Australian Defence Force.
(Date taken: 23 February 2010)
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