RAAF
personnel direct an M1A1 Abrams tank onto the loading ramp of a C-17 at Darwin
on May 11. The tank had to be secured in a precise location in order to allow
the aircraft to remain balanced during flight. (photo : Aus DoD)
The RAAF has
flown an M1A1 Abrams tank inside a C-17 airlifter for the first time.
The tank was
flown from RAAF Base Darwin to the Capricornia region on May 11 to take part in
exercise Hamel in the Shoalwater Bay Field Training Area.
The ADF said
the flight emphasised a “key joint strategic capability” by bringing together
Army and Air Force personnel.
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