After Exercise Kakadu, the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force worked side by side with members of the Royal Australian Air Force, utilising the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar for a required engine change to the Japanese P3 Orion.
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Members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force check the scales for the capability of the removal of the Japanese AP-3B engine removal inside the Joint Task Force Air Command Component hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Petty Officer Hiroshi Saiton, of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, worked hard in preparation of the removal of the propeller from engine three of the Japanese P3 Orion inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Seaman Mitsutaka Wakuta from the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, worked hard inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin during the removal of engine number three from the Japanese P3 Orion.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Royal Australian Air Force Reservist Sergeant Brett Spencer (right) awaits members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force to manually align a propeller after its removal from engine three off the Japanese AP-3B inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reservist Sergeant Brett Spencer (right) waits for members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force to connect brackets to the top of engine three for its removal from the Japanese AP-3B inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at RAAF Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force members work to move the support frame for engine three that was removed from Japanese AP-3B for replacement inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at RAAF Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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Once engine three was removed from the Japanese P3 Orion inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar, members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force worked efficiently to stabilise the engine to support brackets for transportation.
(Date taken: 04 September 2010)
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To assist Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reservist Sergeant Brett Spencer utilises his fork lifting skills by removing the specialised container with the replacement engine from the delivery truck. With the delivery of the new engine for the Japanese P3 Orion, members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force were very keen to see the delivered product and install the new engine.
(Date taken: 05 September 2010)
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Pictured, is the Japanese P3 Orion inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar with the defective engine in the foreground awaiting its replacement.
(Date taken: 05 September 2010)
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To assist Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reservist Sergeant Brett Spencer utilises his fork lifting skills by removing the specialised freight containers from the delivery truck. With the delivery of spare parts and new engine for the Japanese P3 Orion, members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force were very keen to see the delivered product and install the new engine to the awaiting aircraft inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at RAAF Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 05 September 2010)
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Once the replacement engine was installed on the Japanese P3 Orion inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reservist Sergeant Brett Spencer towed the aircraft away from the hangar so engine testing could commence.
(Date taken: 06 September 2010)
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Once the replacement engine was installed on the Japanese P3 Orion inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar, the aircraft was towed away so engine testing could commence.
(Date taken: 06 September 2010)
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A ground crew member of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force heads up the stairs prior to the test flight after the engine three was replaced inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Members of the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force carry out final safety checks prior to the test flight, after the engine three was replaced inside the Joint Task Force 639 Air Component Coordination Element hangar at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Japan Maritime Self Defence Force pilots Lieutenant Junior Grade Yoshimasa Nishiwaki (front) and Ensign Mayumi Oka pose for a picture prior to the test flight after the replacement of engine three.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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The Japanese P3 Orion heads down the taxiway for a test flight after the engine three was replaced and successfully tested.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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