Matt flew displays at the RAAF Amberley Airshow
in both the P-51D Mustang and the Giles 202, less
than a week after gaining his Red Bull Super Licence.
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The Giles and the Mustang |
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The Giles and Mustang on display and ready for flight |
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Matt's helmet |
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Matt flies with a helmet in the Mustang, proudly displaying his visor cover from his multiple postings to 2 OCU, the RAAF's hornet training squadron |
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Hornet formation |
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Matt's old squadron, 3 Squadon performed a spectacular four ship display at the airshow |
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Dump and Burn |
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Mitchell enjoyed seeing the F-111 dump and burn, and was one of his highlights of the show |
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MC130 |
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Another of the kids favorite sites at the airshow - the plane with the clown nose! |
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Mustang taxiing |
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Back in WW2, Mustang's taxied with ground crew on each wing as the pilot's view is obscured by the nose, a technique used at Amberley to avoid collision with other aircraft or bystanders |
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Mustang Taxi 2 |
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Ed sits on the right wing |
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Mustang taxi 3 |
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And Andy on the left... |
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Mustang Flights |
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The mustang flight stand was kept busy during the show |
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Andy |
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Andy catches the display |
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Andy at work |
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Andy, the Mustang mechanic, gets equipment ready for Matt's flight |
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Damien and Nicole |
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Damien and Nicole running the show at the Mustang Flight stand |
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Ian |
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Ian enjoys a moment's break between flights |
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Damien and Cam |
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Cam enjoyed working with Damien at the Mustang Flight stand at the airshow |
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Mitchell keeps cool |
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With temperatures in the mid 30s, Mitchell enjoyed keeping cool with a slurpee from a nearby stand |
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Rug and Jen Burns |
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Rug, currently on exchange as an F-111 Nav, and Matt flew F-15Es together in the US when both went through their conversion course at Seymour Johnson airforce base in NC in 2002. |
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The Family |
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Family photo with the Giles |
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The kids |
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The kids enjoy having their photo taken in front of the Giles, and we love watching them grow before our eyes each time! |
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Cam and Milly 2 |
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Cam and Milly love posing in front of their names on the Giles! |
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Cam and Milly |
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Cam and Milly pose with the Giles 202 |
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Milly and the Giles |
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Milly poses on the Giles whilst the airshow continues behind |
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Cam and the Giles |
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Cam sitting on the wing, enjoying the airshow |
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Matt and Mitchell |
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Mitchell loves hanging out with Dad at airshows |
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Mitchell |
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Mitchell hanging out |
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