Bart Bear's Blog

And I was there for their ceremonial Flypast. The official celebration was the presentation of new Queen's Colours at Government House, followed by a flypast of over 60 aircraft. The flypast was right along the lake and by the start of flying the lake shore was thick with people. We found a less crowded spot, back from the lake a bit but with good sight lines to the action. All of the current RAAF aircraft were represented but I didn't get photos of the F-35s, they were too fast and snuck up behind us. I also missed the WW2 fighters (Spitfire, Mustang and Kittyhawk), they were kept high and I was busy enjoying the sight of those classics in formation. There were many classic aircraft in the flypast, the only group missing was the early jets (Meteor, Sabre and Canberra), but you can see photos of them on my earlier posts of the Temora collection. I leave it to you to identify the ones in these photos, my typing finger is getting sore (I have been helping Mum press down hard on stamps for the cards we are making). The display finished with great formation aerobatics by the Roulettes, the RAAF aerobatic team. I love aircraft and it was really special to see this massed flypast right here in Canberra.