0 comment. A RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet belonging to No. Taken on Dec. 8, 2020 at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley the ABC News (Australia) footage in this post features the pilot and the Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) F/A-18F crew members ejecting during their Super Hornet take-off run. A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet has suffered what appears to be a takeoff mishap at RAAF Amberley on the afternoon of December 8. A witness filmed a pilot and co-pilot parachuting back to the ground after the accident in their FA-18 Super Hornet fighter. Picture: Ian … Based at RAAF Base Williamtown and RAAF Base Tindal, the … The emergency involved a military jet that ran off the runway at the base in Amberley, as seen in the exclusive footage above. Two pilots have been forced to eject after a major incident at a RAAF base in Queensland. The F/A-18A (single seat) and F/A-18B (twin seat) Hornets are multi-role fighter aircraft, capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. next post. BREAKING: RAAF SUPER HORNET CRASHES AND PILOTS EJECT Two RAAF pilots have ejected after their RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed at Base Amberley. The Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F veered off runway after the two pilots successfully ejected. They are an integral part of Australia's air combat capability. Air USA, a private contractor that offers "red air" adversary support, is buying up to 46 soon-to-be-retired F/A-18A/B Hornets from the Royal Australian Air Force… Gordon Smith December 8, 2020 - … Their aircraft was third in line for take-off during Tuesday afternoon’s manoeuvres. A RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) F/A-18F Super Hornet pulls up from a strafing run as part of Exercise Nigrum Pugio on October 14, 2020 in Townsville, Australia. Australia to receive 200 LRASMs for RAAF Super Hornet February 17, 2020 GDC Americas , East Asia and Pacific Region 0 ­­­ WASHINGTON – The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Australia of 200 AGM-158C, Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $990 million. The RAAF is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighters this week, marking a decade since the arrival of the first five aircraft at RAAF … Breaking: RAAF Super Hornet crashes and pilots eject. Waterfront lawyer to put ‘outsourcing on trial’ in Qantas case. Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Image Gallery : On 3 May 2007, the Australian Government signed a contract to acquire 24 F/A-18Fs for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), at a cost of A$2.9 billion, as an interim replacement for the F-111s of 1 and 6 Squadrons under Project Air 5349 P hase 1 (B ridging Air Combat Capability). Footage from the scene appears to suggest the aircraft ran off the runway and is still in one piece, although has suffered damage to its forward starboard fuselage.