Pitch Black 2010
02 August 2010 Trainee fighter pilots from Number76 Squadron are punching above their weight during Exercise Pitch Black 2010 in the skies above the Northern Territory. Number 76 Squadron's trainee fighter pilots at the controls of Hawk 127 lead-in-fighters are role playing enemy aircraft and proving a match for fast jets from Singapore, Thailand and Australia. |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0007 Soon to be one of Australia's First F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots, Pilot Officer James Dutschke, begins preparing his trainer aircraft, a Hawk 127 before commencing a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0010 A Hawk 127 begins taxiing from an Ordnance Loading Area before a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0011 A Hawk 127 begins taxiing from an Ordnance Loading Area before a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0012 A Hawk 127 begins taxiing from an Ordnance Loading Area before a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0013 A Hawk 127 begins taxiing from an Ordnance Loading Area before a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0015 A Hawk 127 begins taxiing from an Ordnance Loading Area before a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0019 Two Hawk 127's taxi from Ordnance Loading Areas before commencing a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0032 A Hawk 127 commencing ascent after taking off from RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0037 An F/A-18 Hornet commencing ascent after taking off from RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0039 A F/A-18 Hornet commencing ascent after taking off from RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0040 A Hawk 127 taxis back to Ordnance Loading Areas after completing a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0041 A F/A-18 Hornet taxis back to Ordnance Loading Areas after completing a mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100727raaf8540589_0046 A Hawk 127 takes off on a sortie during Pitch Black 2010. (Date taken: 27 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0002 Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer James Dutschke (left) and Pilot Officer Thomas Hofbrucker stand before their trainer aircraft, the Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0003 Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer James Dutschke (left) and Pilot Officer Thomas Hofbrucker stand before their trainer aircraft, the Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0004 One of Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer James Dutschke, stands before his training aircraft, a Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0006 One of Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer Thomas Hofbrucker, stands before his training aircraft, a Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0009 One of Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer Thomas Hofbrucker, stands before his training aircraft, a Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0017 One of Australia's first F/A-18F Super Hornet pilots in the making, Pilot Officer James Dutschke, stands before his training aircraft, a Hawk 127, at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0018 A Hawk 127 taxis along the hardstand during Exercise Pitch Black 2010 at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0022 F/A-18 Hornet and Hawk 127 aircraft begin to line up prior to take off at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0028 Hawk 127 aircraft manoeuvre themselves into position prior to take off. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0031 A F/A-18 Hornet taxis toward the runway at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0035 F/A-18 Hornets prepare for take off at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100728raaf8540589_0038 F/A-18 Hornets prepare for take off at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal. (Date taken: 28 July 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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