20 RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets in mass formation over south east Queensland

We start off at Amberly AFB for takeoff at 10am, we caught them flying over us while we were on our way to Kangaroo Point in Brisbane... awesome sight!

- Skip to 3:57 for the formation -

Here's a bit of a cool story.... bro :P

There will be a mass formation flypast of up to 20 F/A-18F Super Hornets over the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Brisbane and Ipswich, this Friday (21 Oct) as part of the welcoming ceremony for four new Super Hornets.

The arrival of the four new aircraft completes the Australian Super Hornet fleet to 24 aircraft. Sixteen aircraft will depart RAAF Base Amberley between 10 am and 10.30 am and will fly in a loose formation to a point off North Stradbroke Island, where they will form up and fly south, crossing the coast at Southport before flying down the Gold Coast to Tweed Heads.

The armada will then fly out to sea and reform at a point off the Sunshine Coast where it will join with the four new Super Hornets. The formation will fly south from Noosa Heads down the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane where it will then fly over the CBD en route to Ipswich and RAAF Amberley. It is expected to pass over the base at 11.30am.

The formation will be accompanied at intervals by up to two Hawk Mk127 lead-in fighters. The final number of aircraft flying will depend on operational and training tasks for the aircraft.

The mass formation flypast of up to 20 aircraft will be not only an historic event which may not be repeated, but an important training exercise for operational planners and aircrew.

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[mrimjustpure21]

Mate i was on base for 9 days, you get bored of them

[joogsiethequaker]

@mrimjustpure21 Ahh they still excite me, cant get enough!! :)

[buellbruce]

I didn't know we had that many!! LOL

[joogsiethequaker]

@buellbruce hehe you should! you helped pay for em! ;)

[JollySwagman2006]

Thanks joogsiethequaker, that was pretty awesome to see all those Hornets from Take-off to the Formation flying

[joogsiethequaker]

@JollySwagman2006 Glad I went out there for sure! Almost was going to wait on the highway and film them but I would have totally missed it cause they took off the other way ;)

[MrMovie951]

@buellbruce we have more than that

[EpicArianas]

I was at school when they flew over, the whole school was out to see it in class time XD

[BonesTheCat]

@joogsiethequaker Oh mate, we NEVER get sick of them.

[jedvincentuk]

Awesome!!!