RAAF Wedgetail at Port Macquarie today

[skypirate]

Half an hour ago, there I was, minding my own business, doing my household chores, when an RAAF Wedgetail made 4 approaches to our local airport.
I managed to put down my cleaning agents etc long enough to grab a camera, change the lens and shoot off a few frames against the overcast sky.

I was ready with a bigger lens and a different viewpoint for a 5th circuit, but it never came back.

Enjoy!

David

[PaulBradley]

Nice!

[Clashcityrocker]

Cool pics.

Nigel

[ShaunW]

Great pics of a very interesting military B-737 variant, David.

[JohnRatzenberger]

I had to look up "Wedgetail"

[RayS]

It is actually now know in RAAF parlance as an E-7A.

Nice shots David, this one (A30-001) has the nose art to commemorate a downed Canberra B.20 crew during the Vietnam war

EDIT: Typo

[skypirate]

It is actually know know in RAAF parlance as an E-7A.
Nice shots David, this one (A30-001) has the nose art to commemorate a downed Canberra B.20 crew during the Vietnam war

Thanks, Ray!

David

[Chuck E]

Good photos. We are waiting for the RAF to get their's. It will supercede the aging Boeing Sentry.

[H-bomb]

Good photos. We are waiting for the RAF to get their's. It will supercede the aging Boeing Sentry.

Yeah, pity we it doesn't look like we are going to get all five we were promised. Nice photos.
Cheers Howard

[Chuck E]

Good photos. We are waiting for the RAF to get their's. It will supercede the aging Boeing Sentry.

Yeah, pity we it doesn't look like we are going to get all five we were promised. Nice photos.
Cheers Howard

The last I heard, we were getting five, which will be joining Poseidon Aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth. The USAF are supposed to be moving into that base, too. It will be a bit busy by 2023. You can see some of the current fleet on Google Earth.

[VickersVandal]

Nice shots, David! It's all happening up there in Port Mac! :D
Nothing interesting ever seems to fly into Mascot.