Far North Queensland Skies: June 2015

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Tuesday 30 June 2015

FNQ Yestayear Images - June 1994

Coming in off the ocean from Noumea on Sun morn the 5th, was the delightful sight of Franks G73T Turbo Mallard conversion N73AH on delivery to Pearl Aviation in Darwin

The appropriately named Heron Airlines DH114 VH-NJI stopped over on the 13th

Jayapura based PA-27 Aztec PK-UCC called in on the 17th, on one of its bi-annual visits. Yajasi Aviation now uses a PC-12, PK-UCG, which also visits

Seen here in its usual environment on the 24th at the Marina, is DHC-2 Beaver VH-AAD wearing Australian Barrier Reef Airways titles, shortly before it was acquired by Aquaflight

Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this Yestayear report.

© Copyright.

Pacific Aerospace Limited Pac 750XL ZK-KCP

ZK-KCP P750 Cairns-Darwin

was Brisbane-Cairns 29/6/2015 and Kerikeri-Norfolk Is.-Brisbane 28/6/2015

ZK-KCP P750 at Cairns.

Monday 29 June 2015

Gulfstream 550 N897NC

N897NC GLF5 Brisbane-Hamilton Is.-Townsville-Honolulu-(Los Angeles-Van Nuys)

Sunday 28 June 2015

USAF SOF C-32B 00-9001

OZZIE75 00-9001 C32B Cairns-Misawa

00-9001 C-32B at Cairns.

Saturday 27 June 2015

ExxonMobil Gulfstreams depart

N300A GLF5 Cairns-Kona
N100A GLF6 Cairns-Kona
N200A GLF5 Cairns-Kona

ExxonMobil Gulfstreams at Cairns.

N100A GLF6 at Cairns.

N300A GLF5 at Cairns.

China United Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 B-4006

B4006 CRJ2 (Kota Kinabalu)-Darwin-Cairns-Essendon

File Picture - B-4005 CRJ2 at Cairns.

Friday 26 June 2015

USAF MC-130H's Combat Talon II depart

TOKEN12 89-0283 MC130H Cairns-Darwin
TOKEN11 88-0191 MC130H Cairns-Darwin
TOKEN13 88-1803 MC130H Cairns-Darwin

USAF MC-130H's at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

88-0191 MC130H at Cairns.

88-1803 MC130H at Cairns.

88-1803 MC130H at Cairns, Photo by GAFLIKS.

USAF SOF C-32B 00-9001 arrives

OZZIE75 00-9001 C32B Darwin-Cairns

See post: http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/usaf-sof-c-32b-00-9001-arrives.html

00-9001 C32B at Cairns.

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp Gulfstream IV N653MK departs

N653MK GLF5 Cairns-Honolulu

N653MK GLF5 at Cairns.

Thursday 25 June 2015

Three USAF MC-130H's Combat Talon II return!

After a 2 week exercise in New Zealand the Combat Talon II MC-130's have returned.

TOKEN12 89-0283 MC130H Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns
TOKEN11 88-0191 MC130H Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns
TOKEN13 88-1803 MC130H Whenuapai-Amberley-Cairns

See previous posts:
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/usaf-mc-130hs-combat-talon-ii-arrive.html
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/usaf-mc-130hs-combat-talon-ii-depart.html
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/another-usaf-mc-130h-combat-talon-ii.html
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/usaf-mc-130h-89-0283-combat-talon-ii.html

89-0283 MC130H at Cairns.

RAAF Spartan C-27J A34-001 continues south

ASY565 A34-001 C27J Townsville-Richmond

Gulfstream IV N780E departs

N780E GLF5 Cairns-Honolulu

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Military Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 buildup in the last week

The following movements have been noted at Townsville in the last week, 18 - 23 June:

Thursday 18 June

PSWD26 162172 C-2A Brisbane-Townsville
SUMO62# 168075 KC130J Townsville-Darwin

Friday 19 June

CNV7598 165313 C130T Andersen-Townsville

Saturday 20 June

CNV7598 165313 C130T Townsville-Nadi
GHOST53 165153 C20G Majuro-Townsville

Sunday 21 June

CNV7598 165313 C130T Nadi-Townsville

Monday 22 June

CNV7598 165313 C130T Townsville-Andersen
TREK950* 74-1674 C130H Andersen-Townsville

Tuesday 23 June

TREK950 74-1674 C130H Townsville-Whenuapai
GHOST53 165153 C20G Townsville-Canberra

File Picture - *Yokota based C-130H
(Callsign TREK 950)

(Password 26) 162172 C-2A at Townsville,
Photo by Graham.

(Ghost 53) 165153 C-20G at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

165153 C-20G at Townsville, Photo by Leroy.

(Convoy 7598) 165313 C-130T at Townsville,
Photo by Leroy.

File Picture - #Iwakuni based USM KC-130,
(Callsign SUMO 62)

Recent Bizjet Movements

Sunday 21 June

N653MK GLF5 Sydney-Cairns
N200A GLF5 Kona-Cairns
N300A GLF5 Kona-Cairns

Monday 22 June

N100A GLF6 Kona-Cairns
N780E GLF5 Honolulu-Cairns

Wednesday 24 June

ExxonMobil...
N300A GLF5 Cairns-Komo-Port Moresby-Cairns
N100A GLF6 Cairns-Komo-Port Moresby-Cairns
N200A GLF5 Cairns-Komo-Port Moresby-Cairns

VH-VLT E135 Cairns-Majuro-Honolulu
N171EX FA7X Cairns-Honolulu