RAAF active on the Gold Coast

[geoffro316]

I've been listening to a RAAF aircraft (presumably) for the last 30mins on 260.000 am. I can only hear one station at this stage, using the callsign "Savage 2". I'm listening to them from Tweed Heads with a UHF yagi beaming towards Surfers Paradise. Anyone know who this is? They are talking about "target buildings" etc.

[Phantom]

I would say - that the F111 (typically "Savage") were down at Evans Head Bombing Range training. I know you were pointing at the GC - however i would not be suprised if you were picking them up at the Restricted Live Firing Range (Evans Head).

Then again - they might have been on their way back to AMB from the range and "honing" their skills on Targets such as buildings - just for something to do.

There are many occassions that they will traget objects on the way back from a sortie - they have been known to fix on commercial aircraft, civilian buildings, cars etc etc ALL WITHOUT YOU KNOWING

[bonnie28]

Yer its a pig. Normally target high buildings for practice.