Australian International Airshow
tv show
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Overview
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria. The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force. Representatives from other air arms have also appeared at the airshow on many occasions, including aircraft from the Royal Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and many others. It has been said by air show organisers to be the largest air show in the southern hemisphere.
The Power of Flight
Season 0 - Episode 11 - 0h 0m
Air Date
April 01, 2013
Overview
The 2013 show, held in late February/early March, had the theme 'The Power of Flight', This was perfectly illustrated by the major attraction, the USAF's Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter, which stunned the crowd with its 'impossible' gravity defying manoeuvres! Visitors to Avalon were very lucky to see the Raptor, especially since US budget woes had all but completely cut all of that nation’s military participation in any air shows anywhere in the world at that time. Such was the importance of the Airshow that Avalon’s patrons were the only public to see the Raptor – or any other US military aircraft – at an air show in 2013. A USAF F-16 also displayed, while a B-52 and KC-135 tanker were in the static park.