Water flows for grateful farmer
“I’m lost for words” one Tumbarumba farmer said when a RAAF tanker rolled through his front gate with 15,000 litres of water to fill up his dam.
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Hercules and crew lost in bushfire fight
The NSW Rural Fire Service is investigating reports of a serious incident involving an aircraft in southern NSW around 2pm on 23 January 2020.
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Evac granny thanked for ‘best holiday adventure’
Maureen Jewell was thanked by her grandkids for ‘the most wild and exciting holiday’ – a NYE bushfire and free ride on a Navy ship to kickstart 2020.
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Pushing through to protect what’s left
A plant operator for RAAF 65 Sqn, with Army counterparts, is pushing through to construct a 70km firebreak in the Bondo State Forest near Tumut.
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Spartan pilot proud to be involved
C-27J pilot Andrew Willersdorff was watching the scale of the bushfires on TV when he decided to contact his boss to offer help – and has been busy since.
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Fuel-time job to keep the power on
Tonnes of fuel is being airlifted by Army CH-47 Chinooks and RAAF C27J Spartans from RAAF East Sale into fire-devastated communities across east Gippsland.
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RAAF fetches fresh fire retardant from the USA
Australia’s aerial firefighting retardant supplies have been boosted after the Royal Australian Air Force began ferrying new supplies from the USA.
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Anything to support the real fighters
A small team from RAAF Base Richmond’s 65 Squadron have become a driving force behind the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service in their area.
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Special ground assistance for air-evac of Mallacoota
A Combat Control Team from No. 4 Squadron was instrumental in supporting bushfire relief flights to the stranded community of Mallacoota in Victoria.
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Kiwis happy to share the loads
Similar equipment and procedures made integrating into Australian air-load teams easy for a Royal New Zealand Air Force team to support Bushfire Assist.
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All those choppers need tower support
A transportable air-operations tower deployed at short notice to Bairnsdale in early January has proven invaluable to humanitarian-aid flights in Gippsland.
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Spartan and crews pushed to limits in nightmare conditions
Despite heavy smoke and poor visibility, 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan crews made essential contributions to airlift missions during the bushfire crisis.
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RAAF blading a trail to save Tumut
They may be a small team of Air Force plant operators and tradies but No. 65 Squadron’s capability is as mighty
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East Sale becomes busy bushfire air hub
RAAF Base East Sale has become a key and very-busy air hub for the ADF air operations during Operation Bushfire Assist in Victoria.
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Globemaster delivers Kiwi helicopters for Bushfire Assist
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster delivered the first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopters to Australia as part of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Poseidon’s eyes in the sky prove invaluable
A RAAF P-8A Poseidon is being used daily to provide vital information to firefighting crews on the ground as part of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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C-17 delivery turns sea water into drinking water
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster has flown from Brisbane to Adelaide with a water purification and desalination system (WPDS) to supply drinking
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RAAF Op Bushfire Assist update 7 January
The Royal Australian Air Force issued the following update on its Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 operations this morning… ➡️ No.
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First RNZAF chopper on its way
The first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and its crew departed for Nowra, New South Wales,
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Operation Christmas Drop all dropped out
Operation Christmas Drop 19 has concluded in Guam, with a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew delivering 23
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