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Offline Avanti

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Australian International Airshow
« on: March 03, 2011, 12:00:01 AM »
It's on this weekend my aussie friends, B1 lancer, B2 Spirit AND the F22 Raptor! (which isn't flying :( but still :D) what more is there to want?

Who is going? and if you are going post pics in here :)
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 01:22:42 AM »
It's on this weekend my aussie friends, B1 lancer, B2 Spirit AND the F22 Raptor! (which isn't flying :( but still :D) what more is there to want?

Who is going? and if you are going post pics in here :)
a b2 is going there? is it going to be flying?

i thought there was only 22 b2s in the world. i didnt think the USAF would allow one to take part in an airshow.

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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 01:29:52 AM »
a b2 is going there? is it going to be flying?

i thought there was only 22 b2s in the world. i didnt think the USAF would allow one to take part in an airshow.

I sow a B-2 at an airshow, it was at McGuire AFB (as far as I remember).

21 total, 20 left  :(
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 01:33:05 AM »
IM GOING!

But our display team is not going, they had an engine fire and no one knows the cause.
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 01:38:18 AM »
Is that in Nowra?
I live nearby so might go

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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 01:54:56 AM »
I saw one flying last september, also P-38's as well.

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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 02:39:27 AM »
I just moved to Aussie...where is the show being held?
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 05:26:36 AM »
Its at Avalon, just outside Melbourne. Tickets are the same as a rock show, 70$ or so a ticket. But with all the hardware available. Its worth it.
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 09:18:11 AM »
Its at Avalon, just outside Melbourne. Tickets are the same as a rock show, 70$ or so a ticket. But with all the hardware available. Its worth it.

$70 for an airshow??  :O

What hardware are you referring to?
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2011, 07:27:10 PM »
B1-B, F-22,F-16

just sayin
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2011, 07:48:25 PM »
B1-B, F-22,F-16

just sayin

$70 just to see that?  :O

I see thous guys all the time for free. Airshows in US are free as well.
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2011, 04:02:03 AM »
Hey Pacman were you there today? was looking for your punk a*s in uniform but didn't know what you looked like haha

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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2011, 06:03:30 AM »
I was in civillian, I went on Saturday

B1 broke, F22 didnt fly, program wasnt followed.

And infrastructure was crappy. Worst avalon ever.
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2011, 11:01:06 AM »
I have been listening to the sweet sounds of Merlins and Allisons overhead the last week. Right now DM AFB is doing the annual certification for formation flights (heritage flights) for WW2 warbirds and current AF planes. So far there have been several 'stangs, one P40, a P38 flying with A10's, F22'2, F15's, F16's. Here in the RV camp on base they fly right overhead as they make a pass over what would be the crowd location.
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Re: Australian International Airshow
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2011, 03:27:37 AM »
should have gone on the sunday, it was amazing B1 was running also

$70 just to see that?  :O

I see thous guys all the time for free. Airshows in US are free as well.
it's pretty much the only serious airshow in Australia
Of course they are going to perk it when about 300,000 people show up over the 3 days