F/A-18A Hornet Handling Display at Supercars Hidden Valley Darwin

Posted by Mark Jessop | Jun 17, 2016 | Head's up, Notices | 0 |

Heads up for for all the Spotters in and around Darwin :

What: 1 x F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Number 75 Squadron will conduct a handling display at the Supercars event in Darwin

When: Saturday 18 June from 3:50pm and Sunday 19 June from 1:05pm

Where: Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, Darwin

A single F/A-18A Hornet fighter aircraft will conduct a handling display at the Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, in support of the Supercars event being held in Darwin over 17-19 June 2016.

The aircraft will conduct the display at 3:50pm on Saturday 18 June and 1:05pm on Sunday 19 June. The Hornet will fly as low as 250 feet (~75 m) and at speeds up to 550 knots (~1000 km/h).

Noise management and environment impact are vital considerations in the planning and conduct of military flying.

Air Force appreciates the support it receives from the Darwin community during this flying activity.

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Mark Jessop

Sometimes it can be a visit to see something you forgot you loved as a kid that can rekindle the love of aviation photography and for me it was going to Temora Aviation Museum back in 2008 to see how the CAC Sabre was going in it's rebuild. While I had been taking photos since 1988 at my 1st Airshow it was here that I first saw the CAC Sabre in flight. I knew that from this moment I had been missing the one thing that I loved being around as a kid and that was fast jets. If the Sabre was flying I would do my best to be there to capture every flight and from that years of hard work with maybe why to much passion has put me in a position to showcase the Royal Australian Air Force and it's fast jets to the public. I hope my work helps shows just how awesome aviation is to the next generation as well as capturing current events so that the men and women who serve the Defence Force now have something to look back on when their work is done. -Mark Jessop