RAF Form 414, Vol 18




Plane Tales show

Summary: It's time for another of my flying logbook tales and it’s May 1987 and I’m on the Australian FA18 No 2 Operational Conversion Unit at RAAF Williamtown starting the final phase on course 1 of 87 before moving onto No 77 Squadron which was to be my home for the next few years.<br> <br> <br> <br>  <br> <br> An FA/18B with a pair of BDU33 practice bomb carriers<br> <br>  <br> <br> The Salt Ash bombing range<br> <br>  <br> <br> A practice bomb strikes the centre of the target<br> <br>  <br> <br> The CCIP aiming symbology<br> <br>  <br> <br> Mk 82 500lb General Purpose bombs<br> <br>  <br> <br> RAAF Townsville<br> <br>  <br> <br> Mk82s hitting the target on Cordelia Island<br> <br>  <br> <br> Course graduation<br> <br>  <br> <br> Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the Welcome Collection and the USAF.