12 September 2019
Arrival of A35-05 and A35-06 at Williamtown AFB (photo : Scramble)
Deliveries of F-35As to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) continue. Two more Lightning IIs have arrived Down Under at RAAF base Williamtown (NSW, Australia).
The RAAF Lightning IIs are assigned to 3sq "Operta Aperta (Secrets Revealed)" which is part of 81 Wing.
The RAAF has ordered 72 F-35As. Apart from a number based with the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB (AZ) for pilot training, these will be divided between RAAF base Tindal (NT, Australia) and Williamtown. At the first, 75sq "Seek and Strike", currently operating the F/A-18A/B will receive the F-35A in the near future. At the latter, besides the aforementioned 3sq, 77sq "Swift to Destroy" and 2 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), both currently flying the F/A-18A/B, will also be introduced to F-35A operations.
Seen here are A35-015 and A35-016 freshly delivered on 10 September 2019. We currently list ten aircraft with the 61st FS and six with 3sq.
(Scramble)
Deliveries of F-35As to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) continue. Two more Lightning IIs have arrived Down Under at RAAF base Williamtown (NSW, Australia).
The RAAF Lightning IIs are assigned to 3sq "Operta Aperta (Secrets Revealed)" which is part of 81 Wing.
The RAAF has ordered 72 F-35As. Apart from a number based with the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB (AZ) for pilot training, these will be divided between RAAF base Tindal (NT, Australia) and Williamtown. At the first, 75sq "Seek and Strike", currently operating the F/A-18A/B will receive the F-35A in the near future. At the latter, besides the aforementioned 3sq, 77sq "Swift to Destroy" and 2 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), both currently flying the F/A-18A/B, will also be introduced to F-35A operations.
Seen here are A35-015 and A35-016 freshly delivered on 10 September 2019. We currently list ten aircraft with the 61st FS and six with 3sq.
(Scramble)