RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet conducts Cairns fly past

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet from Number 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, will conduct a low-level fly past of the Cairns Esplanade, as part of Exercise Crimson Dawn 24-1.

The aircraft will fly over Yorkey’s Knob and then low-level in a southbound direction over the Cairns coast before turning left over the bay to fly past the Esplanade a second time.

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Flying schedule

  • 19 June 2024: Approximately 2.20pm-2.45pm