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RAAF Base Darwin (NT) (Australia)

Pitch Black 2024 Open Day

20 July 2024

Darwin RAAF Base Open Day credit seacandyimages

Taking photos at the Open Day itself is quite a challenge. Many people, and many aircaft quite close to each other. (seacandyimages)

Details on the exercise can be found in the article Pitch Black 2024. One of the Scramble Magazine editors visited this year's exercise, the largest in the exercise’s 43-year history. It brought together 20 participating nations, including observing nations, and over 140 aircraft from around the world.

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320/4-HV Rafale B EC01.004  
0134/F-RBAW A400M ET00.061  
54+09 A400M LTG62  
SB029 Su-30MKI-3 Indian AF 31sq  
TS-1641 F-16C TNI-AU SkU14 special tail markings
MM7297/36-23 F-2000A 936° GEA  
MM7373/32-19 F-35A 13° Gruppo  
MM7455/32-18 F-35B 13° Gruppo  
MM62293/14-11 E-550A 71° Gruppo  
MM7214/1-08 AV-8B+ GRUPAER  
MM7452/4-02 F-35B GRUPAER  
13-8558 F-2A JASDF 8 Hikotai  
M45-01 F/A-18D RMAF 18Skn special mks
17-007 FA-50PH Philippines AF 7th TFS  
P2-702 PAC-750XL PNGDF Air Transport Sq  
02-030 F-15K RoKAF 11FW  
640 F-16D RSAF 140sq  
8319 F-15SG RSAF 149sq  
017 G550 Nahshon Eitam RSAF 111sq  
Kh20-5/54 70105 JAS39C RTAF 701sq  
ZK325/325 Typhoon FGR4 XI(F)sq  
ZK333/333 Typhoon FGR4 XI(F)sq  
ZZ330 Voyager KC2 10/101sq  
04-4067/FF F-22A 27th EFS  
168621/YQ-00 MV-22B VMM-268 special tail markings
A35-021 F-35A 3sq  
A44-204 F/A-18F 1sq  
A46-306 EA-18G 6sq special mks
A30-002 E-7A 2sq  
A41-207 C-17A 36sq  
A38-013 Tiger ARH 1st Avn Regt  
VH-RQY AW139 CHC Helicopter RAAF RESCUE

Darwin ob ITS Cavour credit seacandyimages 560

The Royal Australian Air Force showed their sincere thanks to the local community throughout the possibility to visit the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour on Sunday 21 July 2024 ...

Darwin Mindil Beach credit seacandyimages 560

... and the Mindil Beach flying display on the Thursday evening before the Open Day. (18 July 2024, seacadyimages)

Credits: Peter Hallen, photos seacandyiamges

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