RAAF F/A-18F SUPER HORNETS - C-17 & OMEGA KDC-10 TANKER ARRIVE AUCKLAND

23 March 2010 - Five 1 Sqn Royal Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18F RHINO's + 36 SQN RAAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster and an OMEGA KDC-10 TANKER Arrive at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand on the NZ Transit Leg of their Transit Flight to Aussie.

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[DarrenMasters]

Love the video mate! Was nice to see them here yesterday even if they did delay our pushback a few mins :)

[H3NZHN]

cheers - was yours the JSTAR A320 parked closest to the Hornets Parking spot?.

[imnotamexican1]

@Sasquatch279 By the Time the RAAF will retire the F/A 18 hornets, they will be out dated, and too old, like the F-111's

[imnotamexican1]

@aussiepride2005 the f/a 18's will be transferred, and altered, and become the EA/18 growler, for Electronic Fighter. these are planned to begin, upon first arrival of the F35 A's, and will stay in service until 2024. These planes have a lifespan of 25 years, and can be modified, but not as noticable, to 35 years through it. though the air force doesn't plan to keep them that long. also, there will be no plans to buy additional F/A 18 E/F's as the F/A 18 Hornets are still in very good condition.

[ausmyothu]

We have 24 of them...Woohoo,,,,!

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

look seen one seen them all , how about footage of nz dash 8s ,as we dont get to see them here and some aircraft that are actualy cool and go places as apposed to buzzing around the same airport making noise.

[jimmymohoney]

@Pirofutura yeah but politicians r idiots and besides the Canberra classes wouldn't b ably to operate them they may have ski jump but none of the other facilities e.g. arming& refuelling stations it would b easier 2 buy a wasp or america class off the U.S of possibly even a Queen Elizabeth class off the brits it would b cheaper cus they are in need of jobs and cant afford their 2nd carrier anyway.

[Russ07]

why would they fly into Auckland international? why not an air force base?

[aussiepride2005]

@jason090874 And 4 Hornet's have crashed, not 5.

[Sasquatch279]

@jason090874 sometimes they count the Hawk 127 trainers, they can be given some light combat capability but that would only bring up the combat jet amount to around 130 ish'

[Sasquatch279]

@dauntless111 i wonder if the NZ government would consider buying some of the better condition F/A-18A/B's from the RAAF after they are retired, they would still be good.