{"id":27831,"date":"2019-03-05T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/05\/aircraft-head-down-under-for-the-avalon-airshow-gallery\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:23:23","slug":"aircraft-head-down-under-for-the-avalon-airshow-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/avalon\/2019\/03\/05\/aircraft-head-down-under-for-the-avalon-airshow-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft head Down Under for the Avalon Airshow: gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11283\" data-id=\"11283\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A special formation of a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A, two F\/A-18A\/B Hornets and a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor flies over the Avalon Airshow site during a joint display on March 1, 2019. (Commonwealth of Australia)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11291\" data-id=\"11291\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III strategic airlifter at the Avalon Airshow in Australia on Feb. 26, 2019. The aircraft is operated by the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve Command and is normally based at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11301\" data-id=\"11301\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,644 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,965 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon multimission aircraft was manufactured by Boeing. Australia has signed for 12 P-8As, which are being delivered, and has expressed a requirement for three more aircraft. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11315\" data-id=\"11315\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk takes part in a joint Australian Defence Force showcase at the Avalon Airshow. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11328\" data-id=\"11328\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Australian F\/A-18B Hornet, specially painted in commemorative markings for No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, flies over Melbourne, Australia, prior to the Avalon Airshow. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1100\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11338\" data-id=\"11338\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,644 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,965 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Also present at the Avalon Airshow were a number of restored historical warbirds such as this Cessna A-37B Dragonfly ground-attack aircraft painted in South Vietnamese Air Force markings belonging to Australia\u2019s Temora Aviation Museum. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11364\" data-id=\"11364\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Kawasaki C-2 airlifter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force made the type\u2019s first-ever overseas air show flying display at the Avalon Airshow. Japan is trying to sell the C-2 to New Zealand, which has a requirement to replace its C-130H and Boeing 757 transports. (Mike Yeo\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11373\" data-id=\"11373\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Condensation streams off a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A during its display at the 2019 Avalon Airshow. 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