If you are in the vicinity of RAAF Base Williamtown today. From the RAAF FB Page.
A single F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet, A21-117, is flying from RAAF Base Tindal to RAAF Base Williamtown today.
The final transit of the F/A-18 A/B Classic Hornet aircraft will be flown by Wing Commander Leon Cossins, the Commanding Officer of No. 75 Squadron.
The single jet will conduct a low initial and pitch over the Base and land between 2pm and 4pm.
This is the last flight for an F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet in Australia.
For those that will miss it or not in the area here is a tribute video:
I was lucky enough to fly in the FA18 simulator at RAAF Tindal in early 90's, that was a hoot. Then we went and got on the slops with the pilots at the mess. They laid it on for us that is for sure, and we stayed over night at the officers quarters. That was a couple of years before the Darwin Flight Service unit shut down. A fellow FSO and I organised an overnight at Tindal, we were treated like royalty for some odd reason...
More than 20 Hornets have been sold to Canada and the US, while around eight will remain on display in Australia, including two at the Fighter World museum in Williamtown.
I think we should have kept them in case we
get into a war with China -
they would be handy to have.