• Must be an airshow on

    From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Feb 25 19:18:21 2023
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really difficult
    to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low cloud at the
    moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


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    Daryl

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  • From lindsay@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 12:33:15 2023
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really difficult
    to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying around
    prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and associated
    tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    guy in a local scanner group posted this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb central 135.300Mhz

    and then there's this : https://scannerradio.app/?l=NzY2NzI

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  • From lindsay@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 12:44:47 2023
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really difficult
    to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)

    maybe some more over your way.

    no idea what this is, but betting it's military.Low and slow. https://imgur.com/a/wwf6PRX at 12.40pm Sunday.

    unfortunately, i wont be going... heading in the opposite direction to
    take delivery of 20 tonnes of crushed rock.







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  • From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 14:16:56 2023
    On 26/2/2023 12:44 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low
    cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under
    the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)

    maybe some more over your way.

    no idea what this is, but betting it's military.Low and slow. https://imgur.com/a/wwf6PRX˙ at 12.40pm Sunday.

    unfortunately, i wont be going... heading in the opposite direction to
    take delivery of 20 tonnes of crushed rock.






    Youngest lives in Werribee and he's been seeing lots of unusual aircraft flying around.


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    Daryl


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  • From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 14:23:05 2023
    On 26/2/2023 12:33 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low
    cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under
    the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying around
    prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and associated
    tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    According to the web site the F22 will be there, those things are insane.


    guy in a local scanner group posted this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb central 135.300Mhz

    I could of seen F35's, very difficult to identify at the speed they were traveling at.

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    Daryl


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  • From Petzl@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 17:40:45 2023
    On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:23:05 +1100, Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au>
    wrote:

    On 26/2/2023 12:33 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low
    cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under
    the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying around
    prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and associated
    tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    According to the web site the F22 will be there, those things are insane.


    guy in a local scanner group posted this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb central
    135.300Mhz

    I could of seen F35's, very difficult to identify at the speed they were >traveling at.

    DON'T SHOOT
    https://ibb.co/p38xXc9
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    Petzl
    Good lawyers know the law
    Great lawyers know the judge

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  • From lindsay@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 26 19:54:33 2023
    On 26/02/2023 2:23 pm, Daryl wrote:
    On 26/2/2023 12:33 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low
    cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under
    the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying around
    prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and associated
    tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    According to the web site the F22 will be there, those things are insane.


    guy in a local scanner group posted this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb central
    135.300Mhz

    I could of seen F35's, very difficult to identify at the speed they were traveling at.

    I think there is only one RAAF F-35 at Avalon.. what puts them apart
    from hornets is the body and wing area, the gap between the rear
    stabilisers is also a bit of a giveaway, but it's only visable as per
    this pic https://imgur.com/a/7sVXJA5 over/near the sydney harbour
    bridge on Aus day, about a kilometre away...

    Oh and they are much louder than a Hornet imho... :-) Enjoy your day!!!



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  • From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Mon Feb 27 09:15:59 2023
    On 26/2/2023 7:54 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 26/02/2023 2:23 pm, Daryl wrote:
    On 26/2/2023 12:33 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading
    roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000', low
    cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay under
    the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying around
    prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and associated
    tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    According to the web site the F22 will be there, those things are insane.


    guy in a local scanner group posted this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb central
    135.300Mhz

    I could of seen F35's, very difficult to identify at the speed they
    were traveling at.

    I think there is only one RAAF F-35 at Avalon.. what puts them apart
    from hornets is the body and wing area, the gap between the rear
    stabilisers is also a bit of a giveaway, but it's only visable as per
    this pic https://imgur.com/a/7sVXJA5˙ over/near the sydney harbour
    bridge on Aus day, about a kilometre away...

    Oh and they are much louder than a Hornet imho... :-) Enjoy your day!!!


    Thanks, what ever they were they were quite loud, I heard them long
    before I saw them.

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    Daryl


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  • From lindsay@3:633/280.2 to All on Mon Feb 27 20:01:27 2023
    On 27/02/2023 9:15 am, Daryl wrote:
    On 26/2/2023 7:54 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 26/02/2023 2:23 pm, Daryl wrote:
    On 26/2/2023 12:33 pm, lindsay wrote:
    On 25/02/2023 7:18 pm, Daryl wrote:
    Less than 10mins ago 3 fast fighter jets flew over my house heading >>>>> roughly in the direction of Avalon.
    Nothing on Flight Radar 24 but looked to be FA18's but really
    difficult to say for sure, they were line astern at maybe 2000',
    low cloud at the moment and it looks like they were trying to stay
    under the cloud.
    I'm approx 53km N of Avalon.
    Going to airshow on Sat but I'm already getting a free show:-)


    i did hear a report there were two fast jets and a c-17 flying
    around prolly on a photo shoot... apparently the US fighters and
    associated tankers arrived yesterday evening from Japan.

    According to the web site the F22 will be there, those things are
    insane.


    guy in a local scanner group posted this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh00QMdeDYE RAAF-F-35 to Melb
    central 135.300Mhz

    I could of seen F35's, very difficult to identify at the speed they
    were traveling at.

    I think there is only one RAAF F-35 at Avalon.. what puts them apart
    from hornets is the body and wing area, the gap between the rear
    stabilisers is also a bit of a giveaway, but it's only visable as per
    this pic https://imgur.com/a/7sVXJA5˙ over/near the sydney harbour
    bridge on Aus day, about a kilometre away...

    Oh and they are much louder than a Hornet imho... :-) Enjoy your day!!!


    Thanks, what ever they were they were quite loud, I heard them long
    before I saw them.

    flight of 3 f-35's left Avalon earlier today, so there's more than one :-)



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