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On Saturday March 14 I attended day two of the Avalon airshow public display. Despite some poor weather conditions at the beginning of the show, the displays and performances were everything I expected from this spectacular event. I again share these pictures with you to express my passion for aircraft and the military.

This is the last image from Avalon, 2009. I showed you what MIGHT be our future in the F-35. This is what we know WILL be the future. This aircraft is the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, flying under USAF colours. The RAAF has ordered 24 of these aircraft to replace our aging F-111s at the end of 2010.

This is probably the loudest of the fast jets on show at Avalon and one of the most impressive in the skies. Whether it's streaking through the air at almost the speed of sound, performing a minimum-radius full circle turn or if it's slowly egressing at a very slow speed with its nose up and burners on, this plane absolutely stunned the crowd. We cannot wait for things to come. Avalon marked the final airshow appearance of the F-111... but this superjet gave us all something to truly look forward to.

That's my Avalon report! Two years from now... who knows what we might see?

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On Saturday March 14 I attended day two of the Avalon airshow public display. Despite some poor weather conditions at the beginning of the show, the displays and performances were everything I expected from this spectacular event. I again share these pictures with you to express my passion for aircraft and the military.

This is the last image from Avalon, 2009. I showed you what MIGHT be our future in the F-35. This is what we know WILL be the future. This aircraft is the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, flying under USAF colours. The RAAF has ordered 24 of these aircraft to replace our aging F-111s at the end of 2010.

This is probably the loudest of the fast jets on show at Avalon and one of the most impressive in the skies. Whether it's streaking through the air at almost the speed of sound, performing a minimum-radius full circle turn or if it's slowly egressing at a very slow speed with its nose up and burners on, this plane absolutely stunned the crowd. We cannot wait for things to come. Avalon marked the final airshow appearance of the F-111... but this superjet gave us all something to truly look forward to.

That's my Avalon report! Two years from now... who knows what we might see?