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Held biennially at Avalon Airport, Geelong, Victoria, the 2023 event was the fifteenth such event staged at our Avalon Airport home. The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition came to Victoria in 1992 at the invitation of then premier Jeff Kennett who was keen to establish a technology-based event that would attract key industry and defence representatives and tourists alike.

There was over 600 participating exhibitors in a 3 day, action-packed public spectacular with breathtaking flying displays, vintage planes, skydiving and an amazing array of static aircraft to view up close.

Friday included a night time display that ended with the famous “Wall of Fire” that stretched for several hundred metres.

The key highlights for me were the South Korean Black Eagles with their absolute precision and formation flying, the USAF F22 Raptor that could hover in mid air and then climb vertically until it was almost out of sight. The Australian Air Force Roulettes in their new Pilatus PC-21 aircraft were simply breathtaking. In fact every performance was a key highlight.

Accessibility, well the car parking was atrocious with exiting taking over 2 hours and on Saturday the line up to enter took over 3 hours with buses letting their passengers off with up to 2 km walk. Toilets were scarce and demountable with some access difficulty, long distances over gravel. Pictures from top to bottom:

South Korean Black Eagles F-50B

USAF C-17A Globemaster III

USAF F-22 Raptor

Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

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