Ep 149: Exercise Pitch Black in Australia

InsideAIR by Royal Air Force

Sep 1, 202629:42Technology

This week, InsideAIR goes 'Down Under' to RAAF Darwin, Australia on Exercise Pitch Black. International exercises don't just put aircraft and aircrew interoperability to the test. The aviators who move, mend, fuel and fe...

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