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Fly
Past Aircraft Formations |
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| Wave | Aircraft type | Pilot/s |
Height |
Speed |
| 1. |
Commonwealth
Wirraway |
Roger Mackay - TAM |
500ft |
120kt
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| 2. | 3 off Iroquois helicopters | Australian Army |
200ft |
120kt |
| 3. | Douglas DC-3 | John Dorward - ex Ansett |
500ft |
120kt |
| 4. | Lockheed P2V Neptune | Bob De La Hunty/Gordon Glynn - HARS |
1000ft |
140kt |
| 5. | North American
P-51 Mustang* Supermarine Spitfire* |
Jeff Trappett Steve Death - TAM |
500ft |
240kt |
| 6. | English Electric
Canberra Gloster Meteor de Havilland Vampire |
Phil Shaw
- TAM Darren Crabbe -TAM Bruce Wood - TAM |
1000ft |
240kt |
| 7. | 6 off Pilatus PC-9 | RAAF Roulettes |
TBA |
TBA |
| 8. | 3 off McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets | RAAF |
1000ft |
420kt |
| 9. | 3 off General Dynamics F-111 | RAAF |
500ft |
420kt |
| The above is the complete list of aircraft which took part in this event. The RAAF Roulettes opened the event with a flat display commented by Roulette 7 on the ground. *Mustang (flight leader) and Spitfire did not take part in the flypast due to illness of flight leader, they were airborne but returned to Canberra airport. | ||||
| Where: Royal Australian Air Force National Memorial, Anzac Parade, Canberra, ACT. | ||||
| When: Friday 1 November 2002 start at 1:30pm. | ||||
| Why: The rededication of the Royal Australian Air Force National Memorial on Anzac Parade. The memorial has been changed as the original was not 'understood'. | ||||