
A44-202 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (MSN AF-2, ex 167958) of 1 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, at RAAF Base Pearce - 22 January 2018. Photo © David Eyre. One of six RAAF Super Hornets returning to Australia after concluding their deployment to Al Minhad Air Base, UAE, following the end of combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. This was the RAAF's second Super Hornet, and was delivered to 1 Squadron at RAAF Amberley on 26 March 2010.

One of six RAAF Super Hornets returning to Australia after concluding their deployment to Al Minhad Air Base, UAE, following the end of combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. This was the RAAF’s second Super Hornet, and was delivered to 1 Squadron at RAAF Amberley on 26 March 2010.
24 January 2018 © David Eyre
Six Royal Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets of 1 Squadron returned to Australia from the the Middle East, following the end of combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.