No. 452 Squadron – CONTACT magazine

Communication electronic technicians Sergeant Dean Chipman and Corporal Wayne Matthews, from the Surveillance and Control Training Unit, test a radio at 452 Squadron, Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

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Training team builds success through innovation

02/10/202502/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 351 Views 0 Comments Edgy Air Force Lab, No. 452 Squadron

A team at the Surveillance and Control Training Unit (SACTU) has built a low-cost solution to a long-standing equipment shortfall,

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Pilot Officer Ema Kobayakawa talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

Breaking down language barriers

19/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1951 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, F-35A Lightning II, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

An historic visit by Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning IIs to Australia allowed a small group of linguists

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Flying Officer James Madden in his role as Air Traffic Controller at Darwin Airport. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dion Isaacson.

Childhood dream realised

07/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2438 Views 0 Comments No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Darwin

James Madden has dreamed of controlling the skies since childhood. CAPTION: Flying Officer James Madden in his role as Air

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Flight Lieutenant Brittany Knowles in her role as air traffic controller in Darwin. Story by John Noble.

Landing her perfect job

07/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2127 Views 1 Comment No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Darwin

“The best job in the world” is how Flight Lieutenant Brittany Knowles describes her role as an air traffic controller

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Leading Aircraftman Leigh Brettschneider (L) and his HENSOLDT Australia trainer Andrew Shegog at the operational maintenance trainer equipment room where trainees gain real-world experience on a working Airport Surveillance Radar - Next Generation. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

Maintenance skills on the radar

22/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1997 Views 0 Comments No. 452 Squadron

An Air Force communication electronic technician has returned to his unit after a secondment to HENSOLDT Australia, on which he

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Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Janet Mulder from No. 452 Squadron Amberley Flight, in front of the Air Traffic Control Tower, during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Charters Towers Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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Eyes in the sky for Exercise Vigilant Scimitar

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2185 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, No. 44 Wing, No. 452 Squadron, Vigilant Scimitar

The Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 44 Wing deployed a mobile air operations team, including a transportable air operations tower,

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Royal Australian Air Force Air Traffic Controller, Flying Officer Charlotte Walsh (left) from No. 452 Squadron, spots an incoming aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, during Exercise Diamond Storm 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Hodgson.

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Front row view of a Storm

10/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2743 Views 0 Comments B-300 King Air, Exercise Diamond Storm, No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Air Traffic Controllers at RAAF Base Tindal have a front row view of Exercise Diamond Storm 22, and a critical

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Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controller Pilot Officer Gulman Madahar, of No. 452 Squadron, in front of the RAAF Base Amberley air traffic control tower in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

Taking hold of new opportunities

22/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1854 Views 0 Comments No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Understanding and accepting the value that comes from being unique has been a life journey for Pilot Officer Gulman Kaur

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