Exercise Pitch Black 24 Mindil Market fly by details confirmed
Locals are being urged to arrive early ahead of the massive fly by event set to take place at Mindil Beach. See the full program.
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Territorians are being urged to plan ahead for the much-anticipated jet flyover at Mindil Markets on Thursday, with parking space expected to be limited.
The massive fly by, organised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to showcase flying activity Exercise Pitch Black 24, will be the largest to grace Mindil Beach’s sunset horizon, with more than 45 airframes scheduled to swing by the markets.
Head of Air Shows Air Commodore Micka Gray said locals interested in catching the action should “get there early”.
“The car park will be busy, we expect it will fill up by 5pm if not earlier so get there early if you can,” he said.
“Main viewing will be at Mindil Beach, but the aircraft will also be visible from East Point, along Fannie Bay and along Cullen Bay.”
Air Commodore Gray confirmed the event would start with a hover display by a US MV-22 Osprey, followed by international aircraft.
The last appearance will be Australian FA/-18 Super Hornets in a special display.
“You’ll see aircraft that have never been seen in the Top End here before.”
Some of the notable jets that will feature include the Rafale, the FA-50PH Fighting Eagle, the Su-30MKI Flanker, and the AV-8B Harrier II.
Philippine Air Force commander Colonel Randy Pascua said his pilots were excited to take part in the fly by.
“We are happy that we are involved in the exercise (and) the Mindil Beach fly by.”
The Mindil Beach flying display takes place on Thursday, July 18 2024 and will run from 5pm to 6.30pm.
The flying program will be as follows:
5pm – 5.30pm
United States Osprey
Australian “Tiger” helicopter
Papua New Guinea PAC 750
German Airbus A400
Philippines FA-50PH Fighting Eagle
Malaysian F-18D Hornet
French Rafale Fighter
5.30pm - 6pm
Italian Navy F-35B and Harrier
Italian Air Force KC767, G550, Typhoon and F-35A
Australian E-7A Wedgetail
Australian F-35A Lightning II
Thai Gripen Fighter
British Voyager and Typhoon
Republic of Korea F-15 Eagle
6pm – 6.30pm
Singaporean F-16 Falcon and F-15 Eagle
Japanese E767 and F-2 Fighter
Indonesian F-16 Falcon
Indian Su-30
United States F-22 Raptor
Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler
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