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Thumbnail Filmstrip of F/A-18F "Super Hornet" RAAF A44-212 Operation Okra HA5103 Images
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet Diecast Model
1st Sqn., RAAF, Operation Okra
RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets are based at RAAF Base Amberley and assigned to 1 and 6 Squadrons. The RAAF acquired 24 F/A-18F aircraft while waiting for the F-35A Lightning II to become available. The RAAF Super Hornet maiden flight was on July 21, 2009 with the first five aircraft arriving in Australia on March 26, 2010.These aircraft were considered operational ready in December 2012. Operation Okra was Australia’s contribution to the air war against ISIS/ISIL. F/A-18F A44-212 BuNo. 167968 was delivered to 1 Squadron on July 6, 2010.