Yesterday I got to the advantage point at Kangaroo Point around 12.45pm and while I waited I thought I would take a few photos of the city and one of our famous river boats - the Kookaburra Queen as it gracefully steamed its way up the river.
Yesterday at 1pm on the dot we had a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III with the callsign "Stallion Zero Three" do a few low level runs over the city.
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| RAAF BOEING C-17A GLOBEMASTER III A41-207 |
Then today again at 1pm on the dot we had another military aircraft do a practice run. this time it was an F/A -18F Super Hornet. There were suppose to be two aircraft but only one turned up...
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| RAAF BOEING F/A 18F SUPER HORNET A44-202 DELIVERED TO No 1 SQUADRON AMBERLEY 26/03/2010 |
Then after two low level swoops over the city the F/A18 climbed away and headed back to Amberley.
Everyone started walking away.. including me.. THEN just as I got to the car the second one came racing over the city at full speed. Unfortunately I didn't have time to get back to my spot and I had to make do with the position I was at.
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| RAAF BOEING F/A 18 SUPER HORNET A41-211 DELIVERED TO No 1 SQUADRON AMBERLEY 06/07/2010 |
What is Riverfire
Riverfire is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals, and is held each September in Brisbane. Its presence dominates the city for three weeks in September and its line-up of classical and contemporary music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, circus and major public events such as Riverfire attracts an audience of around one million people every year.
The close of the festival is celebrated by a huge fireworks display with fireworks coming from barges in the river and from the roof of many buildings around the city and of course the RAAF aircraft displays.
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