The 5DME team is having its last pre-event meeting today where we will sort out the last of the logistics regarding what goes, what stays and how to get it there. Our Mobile Media Unit (MMU) will be travelling over on Friday and initial set-up and other preparations will take place. We have to…
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Vickers Vimy Test Flight – March 2008 This idea to build a replica Vickers Vimy, sprung from the fertile mind of Peter McMillan. He along with Lang Kidby flew it from Brooklands to Australia in 1994. Full details of this and its other historical flights can be found at vimy.org The aircraft is now…
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4th July 2019. The Vickers Vimy mural painted on the hangar at the South Australian Aviation Museum was unveiled. The event was spectacular with the light show by Cindy and the team at Illuminart. A fantastic night was enjoyed by all. The video contains the launch and speeches that followed.
5DME were invited to the Media Day at Edinburgh on Thursday. An F-18 did two fly-overs and we were lucky that a P-8 was landing too. The interview with Air Commodore Noddy Sawade is below. 5DME will be uploading more videos as we progress towards Edinburgh Air Show 2019. You can buy tickets to…
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Tickets for the 2019 Edinburgh Air Show, taking place at Adelaide’s RAAF Base Edinburgh from 9-10 November, will be on sale from Monday 1 July through Ticketmaster. The Air Show offers a rare opportunity for the people of Adelaide to visit the base and see some of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) most advanced…
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Well the swapping of the F-111’s A8-134 for A8-132 went of without a hitch at SAAM last weekend. The Air-force guys had a bit of juggling to do to remove A8-134 but it was all smooth sailing after that. Both were put side by side for a photo-op and then A8-132 was washed and…
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If you want to see two F-111’s together at at the South Australian Aviation Museum then BE THERE tomorrow Saturday 18th May as the RAAF swap over the F-111 at the museum for another. Officially at 11am but I’d be there early!
