A detachment of personnel from No.1 Squadron RAAF Base Amberley, comprising of aircrew and maintainers, have deployed to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, USA, in February of 2010. The deployment is in preparation for the final stage of the acquisition process for the Super Hornets and for the ferry flight back to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley.
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Flight Lieutenant, Daniel Murphy, Weapon Systems Officer, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, gets ready for take off for an acceptance flight in the Super Hornet, at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Flight Lieutenant, Daniel Murphy, Weapon Systems Officer (left) and Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Glen Braz, Super Hornet pilot, both of No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, get ready for take off for an acceptance flight in Super Hornet, A44-204, at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Flight Lieutenant, Daniel Murphy, Weapon Systems Officer (left) and Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Glen Braz, Super Hornet pilot, both of No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, get ready for take off for an acceptance flight in Super Hornet, A44-204, at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Super Hornet A44-204 performs its acceptance flight over Naval Air station, Lemoore, California, USA.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Super Hornet A44-204 performs its acceptance flight over Naval Air station, Lemoore, California, USA.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Super Hornet A44-204 performs its acceptance flight over Naval Air station, Lemoore, California, USA.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Glen Braz, Super Hornet pilot (left) and Flight Lieutenant, Daniel Murphy, Weapon Systems Officer, both of No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, return from acceptance flight in Super Hornet, A44-204, at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Squadron Leader Cameron Cornell, Weapon Systems Officer (left) and Squadron Leader Richard Peapell, Super Hornet pilot, both of No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, get ready for take off for an acceptance flight in Super Hornet, A44-203, at Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Super Hornet A44-204 and A44-202 performs their acceptance flights over Naval Air station, Lemoore, California, USA.
The acceptance flight is a test flight to formally accept the aircraft into service.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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Australian Super Hornets on the flightline at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, USA.
(Date taken: 03 March 2010)
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