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RAAF fly over

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:18 pm
by doogues71
Perth city at the moment heading to wards midland way or northern suburbs 20 + RAAF planes heading home.Great sight though.

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:32 pm
by nachoman
was there any sort of flyover this morning over the city? Here in Como there sounded like a jet pass very low overhead, unlike anything I have heard before...

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:45 pm
by Donga
nachoman wrote:was there any sort of flyover this morning over the city? Here in Como there sounded like a jet pass very low overhead, unlike anything I have heard before...
The red bull air race is on next weekend could have something to do with that. Testing the course or something.

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:11 pm
by fly_on_the_wall
Donga wrote:
nachoman wrote:was there any sort of flyover this morning over the city? Here in Como there sounded like a jet pass very low overhead, unlike anything I have heard before...
The red bull air race is on next weekend could have something to do with that. Testing the course or something.
noway, i heard the jets today also fly over the city. i did not see them but i did hear them and they were definately not for the red bull air race. they were either F-111 Strike aircraft or the FA/18 Hornet which are both aircraft from the RAAF.

cheers

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:35 pm
by Brett
It was Remembrance Day guys, RAAF flyover was for the Diggers and the ceremony at the Kings Park memorial.

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:48 pm
by Donga
Brett wrote:It was Remembrance Day guys, RAAF flyover was for the Diggers and the ceremony at the Kings Park memorial.
Woops I forgot about rememberance day. I will have to have my minutes silence now.

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:50 pm
by fly_on_the_wall
Brett wrote:It was Remembrance Day guys, RAAF flyover was for the Diggers and the ceremony at the Kings Park memorial.
shit, i forgot also. i should know better seeing as though i have served for a short period

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:21 pm
by westernwedgey
Don't know if it still happens but when i worked in the city a while back the police used to block the intersection of William St. and St Georges Tce. so that a bugler could walk to the middle of the intersection and play as the bells tolled 11.00am...

As soon as the minute silence was over (I think he played a small rendition signalling the end of the silence/war etc.) he walked off and the traffic would flow again...

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month...Lest We Forget.

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:33 pm
by doogues71
westernwedgey wrote:Don't know if it still happens but when i worked in the city a while back the police used to block the intersection of William St. and St Georges Tce. so that a bugler could walk to the middle of the intersection and play as the bells tolled 11.00am...

As soon as the minute silence was over (I think he played a small rendition signalling the end of the silence/war etc.) he walked off and the traffic would flow again...

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month...Lest We Forget.
yes it still happens not just one intersection most of the main ones.
Murray and Barrack st
Murray and William st etc.