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Pitch Black 2010

05 August 2010
Exercise Pitch Black 'Showtime' 77SQN Hornets deploy to Darwin

Exercise Pitch Black 2010 (PB10), is a three week multi-national air combat exercise, to be conducted in Northern Australia over the period 16 Jul – 6 Aug 10.

PB10 will be the largest RAAF Field Training Exercise for 2010 and will involve a combination of day and night flying from RAAF bases at Darwin (DAR) and Tindal (TDL).

The exercise will involve participants from the Australian Army and elements of the Singapore, New Zealand and Thailand air forces that will participate in the tasking, planning and execution of Offensive Counter Air (OCA) and Offensive Air Support (OAS) operations in a coalition environment.
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Commanding Officer of 77 Squadron, Wing Commander Glenn Beck, prepares an F/A-18 for a full powered take off at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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On top of the world - 75 Squadron pilot, Flight Lieutenant Anthony Slaven of Red Force, flies beneath another squadron aircraft during Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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Wing Commander Glenn Beck of Red Force, calls "Showtime" over the radio, before letting out a flare to commence the mission during exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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(L-R) Flying Officer Edwin Borrman and Wing Commander Glenn Beck - both from 77 SQN, fly in formation on a redeployment flight to Darwin during exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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(L-R) Flying Officer Edwin Borrman and Wing Commander Glenn Beck, both from 77 SQN, fly in formation on a redeployment flight from Tindal to Darwin during exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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Commanding Officer of 77 Squadron, Wing Commander Glenn Beck - flies alongside another squadron aircraft during exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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Flight Lieutenant Anthony Slaven of Red Force, calls "Showtime" over the radio, before deploying a flare to commence a mission during exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 30 July 2010)
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