Royal Air Force C17 'ZZ176' (1st Visit)

(Royal Air Force C17 ZZ176 being towed to its layover area for its night stop in Adelaide) Photo by Stefan P (Copyright 2015)

Following on from ZZ173's visit last week, this week Royal Air Force C17 Globemaster III ZZ176 arrived from Whenuapai, New Zealand at 16.30hrs as 'Ascot 6342'. The aircraft will night stopped in Adelaide.

This was ZZ176's 1st visit to Adelaide, it is only the 4th RAF C17 to visit Adelaide with sisterships ZZ171, 172 and 173 making visits. .

Royal Air Force C17 'ZZ173' (1st Visit)

(Royal Air Force C17 ZZ173 being towed to its layover area for its night stop in Adelaide) Photo by Stefan P (Copyright 2015)

Royal Air Force C17 Globemaster III ZZ173 arrived from Whenuapai, New Zealand at 17.35hrs as 'Ascot 6697'. The aircraft night stopped in Adelaide and departed the following day to Woomera, SA at 1230hrs then onto Perth, WA.

This was ZZ173's 1st visit to Adelaide, it is only the 3rd RAF C17 to visit Adelaide with sisterships ZZ171 and 172 making visits. ZZ172 was the last one to visit way back in July 2007.

Royal Air Force C130J ZH865 makes a visit

(Royal Air Force C130J-30 C.4 Hercules ZH865 parked at Adelaide Airport just prior to its departure) Photo By Stefan P (Copyright 2015) 

Royal Air Force C130J-30 C.4 Hercules ZH865 arrived at 15.25hrs from Wellington, New Zealand as 'Ascot 5880/ RRR5880'. After spending the weekend in Adelaide, the aircraft departed on 27/4/15 bound for Perth at 10.00hrs as 'Ascot 5881/ RRR5881'.

This was the aircraft's 1st visit to Adelaide, it was the 1st C130J to visit Adelaide. It was also the 1st RAF aircraft to visit Adelaide since 30/7/07.