After a four year hiatus due to the lockdown, the Australian International Airshow returned to Avalon Airport. A seven day event, starting with a trade, before the gates are opened on the Friday for a three day airshow. The lineup at Avalon is always quite impressive, and this year was no different. Headliners included the F-22 Raptor, the F-35 Lightning II, the F-18 Super Hornet and the Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatic team the Black Eagles.

I managed to get tickets for the Sunday show, and had a great time. It is always good fun being able to spend a day in the sun exploring and watching various aircraft. While the flying program is no doubt the main attraction, there are still plenty of things to do and see on the ground.

In this video I'll take you around some of the ground exhibits as well as my highlights from the flying displays. I'll also pick out a few things (i.e. aircraft) and dive into their backstory and history. Thus, we will fly through history and explore the various things on display at Avalon. Sit back and enjoy! If you do enjoy make sure to leave a like and subscribe.

P.s. I realize some of my footage is a bit weird and not all that great. It's my first time doing something like this, so I'm still learning. Also, I had some issues with recording audio, so apologies for any bad audio. It was also quite loud at times which made it difficult.

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Thanks to the following:
Cressy Aerodrome: https://www.cressyaerodrome.com.au/
Aviation Historical Society of Australia: https://www.ahsa.org.au/wp/
Civil Aviation Historical Society & Airways Museum: https://www.airwaysmuseum.com/
Royal Flying Doctor: https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/
Tecnam



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Sources:
Tiger Moth:
Air Experience: https://airexperiences.co.uk/news/the-history-of-the-tiger-moth-plane/
BAE Systems: https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/de-havilland-tiger-moth---queen-bee
Moorabbin Air Museum: https://www.aarg.com.au/de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth.htmlRoyal Australian Navy: https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/de-havilland-tiger-moth
Temora Aviation Museum: https://aviationmuseum.com.au/dh-82a-tiger-moth/

F/A-18 Super Hornet:
Boeing: https://www.boeing.com/defense/fa-18-super-hornet/
Military.com: https://www.military.com/equipment/f-a-18e-f-super-hornet
Northrop Grumman: https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/fa18-superhornet/
Royal Australian Air Force: https://www.airforce.gov.au/aircraft/18f-super-hornet

No.1 Squadron RAAF:
Australian War Memorial: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U60576
History of War: http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAAF/1_wwII.html
Oz at War: https://www.ozatwar.com/raaf/1sqn.htm
Virtual War Memorial: https://vwma.org.au/explore/units/389



0:00 - 2:05 - Introduction
2:05 - 4:25 - Tiger Moth
4:25 - 6:04 - Tiger Moth walk around
6:04 - 6:31 - Museums
6:31 - 7:50 - Aviation Historical Society of Australia
7:50 - 8:40 - Civil Aviation Historical Society & Airways Museum
8:40 - 9:46 - Royal Flying Doctor Service
9:46 - 10:48 - Tecnam
10:48 - 11:23 - Aerobatics
11:23 - 12:39 - Warbirds
12:39 - 13:04 - Military aircraft
13:04 - 14:45 - F/A-18F Super Hornet
14:45 - 16:29 - No.1 Squadron RAAF
16:29 - 17:09 - F-35 Lightning II
17:09 - 17:52 - F-22 Raptor
17:52 - 18:45 - The Black Eagles
18:45 - 18:57 - Ending

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