Wings Over Illawarra Air Show

The Australian Defence Force will return to the 2019 Wings over Illawarra Air Show, 4-5 May, with static and aerial displays on show at the Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park Rail, New South Wales.

The Wings Over Illawarra air show is a wonderful opportunity for the public to see current Defence aircraft close up, and to meet some of the serving personnel who operate and maintain these capabilities.

Along with a Defence Force Recruiting display, the following will be on show over the weekend.

Army

• Army ground display

Navy

• 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter (flying display) (Sat and Sun)
• 1 x MRH-90 Taipan helicopter (static display) (Sat and Sun)
• Naval Aviation Prospects Scheme (NAPS) Simulator

Air Force

• 1 x Air Force Balloon (tether/static) (Sat and Sun)
• 4 x PC-21 flying display (Sat and Sun)
• 1 x PC-21 static display (Sat and Sun)
• C-17A Globemaster flying display (Sat and Sun)
• C-130J Hercules flying display (Sat and Sun)
• C-27J Spartan flying display (Sat and Sun)
• 2 x fast jet – Hawk 127 lead-in fighter, flying display and static display (Sat and Sun)
• 1 x P-8A Poseidon flying display (Sat and Sun)
• Mobile Control and Reporting Unit display (Sat and Sun)

More information about the event, including display timings and media access, is available from the Wings Over Illawarra official website.