Image Gallery: January 2010
29 January 2010
Air Force AP-3C Orions - 7 years of continuous Middle East operations
Air Force AP-3C Orions have achieved an extraordinary seven years of continuous Middle East operations, providing crucial support to Australian and coalition forces.
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal (AIRMSHL) Mark Binskin said the Orions had flown more than 1750 missions involving 16500 flying hours supporting Operations Bastille, Falconer, Catalyst and Slipper.
During the past 7 years the Orion crews have conducted overland intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks in Afghanistan and Iraq, maritime patrols of the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea and more recently, counter-piracy missions in the vicinity of Somalia, working closely with the US-led Combined Maritime Force (CMF) and other international task forces.
20070604adf8161441_024
AP-3C Orion 'Lara' commences a nigt time mission over Iraq.
(Date taken: 04 June 2007)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20071125adf8115142_113
(Date taken: 25 November 2007)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20071128adf8286840_0016
Pilot and aircraft captain Flight Lieutenant Marcus Watson at the helm of an AP-3C Orion during an operational patrol over Iraq.
(Date taken: 28 November 2007)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_008
Warrant Officer Bill Forbes of Adelaide SA mans a radar consol during a AP-3C Orion aircraft maritime patrol mission in the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_010
Pilots and the Engineering Officer in the AP-3C Orion cockpit during flight of an AP-3C Orion aircraft maritime patrol mission in the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_026
An AP-3C Orion aircraft banks hard over the Persian Gulf during a maritime patrol mission.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_040
Warrant Officer Andrew Kassebaun of Adelaide SA photographs dhows from the cockpit of an AP-3C Orion during a maritime patrol mission in the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_049
Warrant Officer Dave Dyer (41) of Adelaide SA tracks a contact of interest from an AP-3C Orion's radar consol.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20080423adf8115142_052
Maintenance crew work through the night preparing two RAAF C-130 Hercules and two AP-3C Orion aircraft for flight in the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 23 April 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20081203adf8246638_253
Leading Aircraftman Ryan Wyatt, 26, from Burton, SA marshals the RAAF AP-3C Orion safely into position after completing an operational mission within the Middle East.
(Date taken: 03 December 2008)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
20091106adf8243116_035
Wing Commander Roger McCutcheon stands in front of an Australian P3-C Orion in the Middle East.
(Date taken: 06 November 2009)
Low-Res | Hi-Res |
 |
