One of two USN Super Hornets flown in for the Australian International Airshow. Both were flown at various times by Boeing display pilot Ricardo Traven. The aircraft is currently assigned to VFA-122, a west-coast training squadron located at NAS Lemoore, California.

This Kiowa is actually a Bell-built example and was delivered to the Australian Army on 25 January 1972. It's currently with 162 Reconnaissance Squadron and was one of four flown in from Townsville in an RAAF C-17 for the Australian International Airshow. It's seen here hovering at the holding point before departure for an air-test after re-assembly.

This Kiowa is actually a Bell-built example and was delivered to the Australian Army on 25 January 1972. It's currently with 162 Reconnaissance Squadron and was one of four flown in from Townsville in an RAAF C-17 for the Australian International Airshow. This one was on static display, but it's seen here departing for an air-test after re-assembly.

'Reach 483' discharging cargo on the 'Keyhole' after arriving at the Australian International Airshow. This shot clearly shows the upward-hinging nose and forward ramp of the Galaxy, in addition to the tail ramp.

Back for another year on static display at the Australian International Airshow. Unlike most of the RSAF Super Pumas based at Oakey in Queensland, this aircraft has both floatation bags and some sort of EO turret by the port door.

This Skylane, all the way from Perth, arrived at and departed again from the Australian International Airshow on the 7th. On the following day it flew in again and was on static display until after the show. It wasn't very old, having been registered, new, on 11 December 2008.

Just shutting down the outers on arrival for static display at the Australian International Airshow. This aircraft was built as a P-3C and allocated the USN Bu 162664 for administrative purposes. It initially carried the Lockheed flight-test reg N64854 before delivery to the RAAF as A9-664 on 30 April 1986, the second-last RAAF P-3C. Later converted to AP-3C standard. Currently with 92 Wing based at RAAF Edinburgh.

Arriving for static display at the Australian International Airshow. It was exhibited with a dummy EO turret on the nose. This Turbine Islander was built in 1982 and registered in the UK as G-BJYZ, then G-BOBC before going to the USA as N54EW in June 2006. It seems to have been the Britten-Norman demonstrator there before being re-registered VH-YVH on 2 December 2008 and flown to Australia to become the company demonstrator here.

This CAC-built Kiowa made its first flight on 27 April 1973. It was delivered to the Australian Army later that year. This helo is currently with 162 Reconnaissance Squadron and was one of four flown in from Townsville in an RAAF C-17 for the Australian International Airshow. It's seen here hover-taxying for an air-test after re-assembly.

This CAC-built Kiowa was delivered to the Australian Army on 1 February 1975. It is currently with 162 Reconnaissance Squadron and was one of four flown in from Townsville in an RAAF C-17 for the Australian International Airshow. It's seen here hover-taxying for an air-test after re-assembly.