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On the lookout
By FLGOFF Skye Smith
Volume 49, No. 15, August 23, 2007 |
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Exercise Albatros Ausindo 2007 was a combined Air Force maritime surveillance exercise, held off the coast of Darwin, involving an 11SQN AP-3C and a Boeing 737 Surveiller from the Indonesian Air Force’s 5SKN.
“Every mission was different and had a number of elements that go into making it successful, such as support from intelligence, operations, crew lead and maintenance members,” – FLTLT Paul Mutzelburg, co-pilot
“The exercise provided a great opportunity to discuss our similar and differing roles on board our aircraft. You can really learn a lot from exercises such as Albatros Ausindo,” – SGT Peter Simms, flight engineer
“It’s great being a part of Crew 3 at 11 Squadron. You really have a sense of achievement when the team of 13 on an Orion crew come together to conduct a mission,” – FLGOFF Chris Pendleton, air combat officer |
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HIGHLIGHT: 11SQN co-pilot FLTLT Paul Mutzelburg scans the ocean for unidentified vessels from the observer’s window of an AP-3C during Exercise Albatros Ausindo.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy |
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PRIME POSITION: Flight engineer SGT Peter Simms has everything under control in the cockpit during the first sortie of the exercise.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy |
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OP DUMMY DROP: Airborne electronics analyst SGT David Vreugdenburg straps in and prepares to release a dummy target into the ocean off the coast of Darwin.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy
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G’DAY: 11SQN aircraft technicians LAC Aaron Martin, CPL Rob Allen, SGT Cameron Ruhl and CPL Nick Mckenzie welcome Indonesia’s Lettu Tek Slamet and Pelda Karsana to Darwin.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy
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CONCENTRATE: Airborne electronic analyst FSGT Vanessa Cramp and 5SKN’s Letkol Pnb Veronica Tig keep their eyes on the sensor station screen during an Exercise Albatros Ausindo sortie.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy
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ON AIR: Flight engineer WOFF Mark Koschenow prepares to record some unidentified vessels in the AP-3C cockpit.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy |
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WHAT DO YOU DO?: Aircraft technicians and airborne electronics analysts from 11SQN and 5SKN get acquainted in front of an Indonesian Boeing 737 Surveiller aircraft at the start of Exercise Albatros Ausindo.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy
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ROGER THAT: Air combat officer FLGOFF Chris Pendleton communicates with his crew at the navigation station during a sortie.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy |
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LONG DAY: An 11SQN AP-3C forms a silhouette at sunset on the flightline at RAAF Base Darwin.
Photo: AC Glen McCarthy
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