Far North Queensland Skies: June 2026

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Sunday, 28 June 2026

VMM-363 "Lucky Red Lions" MV-22B Osprey's depart

VMM-363, known as the "Lucky Red Lions", which is permanently based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu.

The aircraft are currently deployed to northern Australia as part of the annual Marine Rotational Force - Darwin MRF-D.

KONA11/12 168681 and 168682 MV22 Cairns-Barkly Wayside Inn NT, was Darwin-McArthur River-Cairns 25/6/2026

First Call Helicopter Corp - Aerospatiale AS 330 Puma N814AR

N814AR PUMA Cairns-Coen-Horn Island, was Archerfield-Gladstone-Mackay-Cairns 27/6/2026

N814AR PUMA at Cairns Airport.

Saturday, 27 June 2026

U.S. Marines VMFA-214 Black Sheep F-35B's depart

VMFA-214 "Black Sheep" 4 x F35B's based at MCAS Yuma, Arizona visited Cairns this week.

Blacksheep 11-14 170051, 170056, 170059 and 170061 4 x F35B's Cairns-Pohnpei, was Tindal-Cairns 25/6/2026

USM F35's departing Cairns Airport.

Friday, 26 June 2026

U.S. Marine KC-130J "The Raiders" 170277

VMGR-352 ("The Raiders"), permanently based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

Providing Air to Air Refuelling support for the visiting U.S. Marine F-35B's.

RAIDR11 170277 KC130J Cairns-Kwajalein-Pohnpei, was Darwin-Cairns 25/6/2026

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