GBU-16 – CONTACT magazine

Armament technicians from 1 Squadron load a GBU-16 on to an F/A-18F Super Hornet at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Crimson Dawn 23-2. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Having a blast on Crimson Dawn

06/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2444 Views 0 Comments Delamere Air Weapons Range, Exercise Crimson Dawn, F/A-18F Super Hornet, GBU-16, GBU-31v4 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Tindal

Aircraft armament technicians known as “gunnies” from 1 Squadron loaded the F/A-18F Super Hornet with weapons during Exercise Crimson Dawn

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