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zkdan
2010-05-04, 11:01 PM
Here are some pictures and video of when Auckland International Airport played host to some rather different international aircraft.

The five Super Hornets were accompanied by a C17 military transport aircraft.

I was lucky enough to be out there for work.

The Super Hornets flew on to Brisbane:

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cancidas
2010-05-04, 11:35 PM
sweet. i thought omega only flew 707s.
Steven Holzinger
2010-05-05, 09:31 AM
I believe these are the first five Super Hornets for the RAAF...
Perriwen
2010-05-05, 10:53 AM
I believe these are the first five Super Hornets for the RAAF...

Those were delivered a few weeks ago, weren't they?
NLovis
2010-05-05, 09:11 PM
Wow luck is on your side. very nice coverage.
moose135
2010-05-06, 01:26 AM
I believe these are the first five Super Hornets for the RAAF...
They are - they arrived the last week of March. They are the first of 24 the RAAF is buying (the rest will be delivered later this year and next) as a "stopgap" measure between the retirement of their F-111s and the arrival of the F-35.