This is cool, a mid air fuel tanker!

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The Army brought some sons of Harry along, some G Wagons.

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The G Wagon replaced the Landies they used for a very long time.

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We build the Hawkeis and Bushmasters here in Victora. There's a bunch of Bushmasters in Ukraine now, that we've sent over, to fight Russian with.

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A Hawkei

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkei

Bushmaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushmaster_Protected_Mobility_Vehicle

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RAAF Fire truck!

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Oshkosh Striker

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Apache helicopter

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Chinook showing off its bits

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Army even brought a tank along

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The red plane is the model used by the Roulettes, Air Force instructors who make up this group of aerobatics pilots. Incredibly precise flying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roulettes

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The C-17 is so damned big, you have to stand miles back to get it in shot. I love that damned enormous thing.

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KN cars were there as well, showing off their new Tasman ute.

https://www.communitykia.com/kia-kn-car-company/

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This lady was DJing from the top of the car

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The local Bunnings store had set up a stand and it was genius!

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After many, many delays, instead of a countdown or announcement, they just blew up the pyro that had been set up Friday night and not used due to the crash and early closure of the show.

Everyone was startled, it was loud.

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Cops have a new Iveco van now

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In years past there would be 100 or more private planes parked up around the show, but things have changed in recent years and there's way less. Here's what was on display.

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The Jabiru is an Australian plane, and major manufacturer of planes here

https://jabiru.aero/

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These were parked out back away from the booths

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I love a sea plane

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An RAAF Poseidon just photo bombing in the background there

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This looks like lots of fun

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With hand controls, anyone can fly, including that chap in the wheelchair whose plane he was prepping.

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Someone forgot to update the screen from the last event they were at

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Our plane was waiting for us alongside other private planes.

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The Paul Bennett team planes were being rolled off the tarmac as due to the crash of one of their pilots the night before, the team was no longer performing.

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These beasts remind me of the Thunderbirds

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The Saturday show was a disorganised mess, didn't start until 1:45 and then no one seemed to know what was going on. With the Bennett team off the program, they just put up anything from the ADF they could find, it seemed.

Show was over, time to go home.

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We fly to the show every two years, way easier than the three hour drive, including being trapped in the car park for over an hour. It was even messier this year, with people saying they didn't get home until midnight.

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Spotted this on the drive home

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We always go for the whole weekend, as the airshow is enormous. One day spent wandering around, one day in the stands watching the show. Thankfully they sorta got their shit together on the Sunday. Was very military heavy this time, most unusual.

This opener where a plane pretended to race a V8 Supercar. Like this is a contest in a sport plane,

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Usually there's lot of vintage aircraft, stunt stuff and so on. Not this year. Primarily ADF with some Yanks and their military stuff. And a big push on recruitment. Very weird. Have not seen this at the airshow before.

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Anyway, on with the airshow.

Seahawk chopper from the Navy. Had a farting episode, must have had too much chilli the night before.

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F-35, did not break.

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F-16 I believe (they were not going by the program either)

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The Americans very excitedly flew their lovely C-17 around. These are so big, it's amazing to see how aerobatic it can be, pulling off tight turns and short landings.

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The American doing the commentary had to introduce the entire crew including home towns, call signs and nicknames, and they always have to do some sort of passes for the troops (as if they care). The Sydneysiders who flew with us to the show were quite bemused. The commentary for the Australians is far more laid back and less ultranationalist, one might say?

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