RAAF P-8A A47-005 delivery & pics

Royal Australian Air Force P-8A (737-8FV) A47-005 msn 63179/6328 flew away on delivery Oct 24, Boeing Field-Jacksonville NAS with 3 people on board flying as VVRC005.

Flew local missions from Jacksonville on Oct 28, Nov 7 and Nov 8 all as VVLL821 then ferried to Australia, Nov 10-14 as ASY212 routing Jacksonville NAS-Tinker AFB-Hickam AFB-Noumea-Edinburgh AFB.


Photo credit: Jeff Berry


Photo credit: Royal Scott King

RAAF P-8A A47-005 pics - Oct 10

Royal Australian Air Force P-8A (737-8FV) A47-005 msn 63179 ln 6328 seen here at Boeing Field, Oct 10, out on a test flight as BOE185 with 8 people on board.


Photo credit: Paul Varner

RAAF P-8A A47-005 first flight after mods & pics

Royal Australian Air Force P-8A (737-8FV) A47-005 msn 63179 ln 6328 first flight after completion of mods on Sep 26 at Boeing Field, flying as BOE185 with hex code 7CF9CF.


Photo credit: Jeff Berry

And one from Huy:


Photo credit: Huy Do

RAAF P-8A N832DS (A47-005) first flight

RAAF P-8A (737-8FV) N832DS msn 63179 msn 6328 first flight from RNT May 16 flying as BOE185 and hex code AB6024.  Aircraft is already painted.  Will become A47-005 after mods at BFI MFC (military flight center).

RAAF P-8A A47-005 first pics

RAAF P-8A (737-8FV) A47-005 msn 63179 ln 6328 seen here at RNT May 4 in full livery.  Will fly as N832DS on a sticker but not yet applied.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards