This Cavok Air AN-12 gets around. In a 28-day period it had been seen as far afield as New Orleans, Toronto, Jakarta, and Darwin. Aviation photographer MITCH COAD captured this smoky departure out of Adelaide SA.

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The United States Air National Guard ushered in a new era of air power with delivery of its first F-35s at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in Burlington. Seven new F-35s will arrive in Vermont through 2019 and the base is on track to receive a total of 20. TECH SGT BENJAMIN MOTA

October saw the final US Navy F/A-18C Hornet flight at Naval Air Station Oceana. Assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Cecil Field, Florida, aircraft number 300 completed its first Navy acceptance check flight in 1988, birth year of Lt. Andrew Jalali, who piloted the Hornet for its last hurrah. US NAVY.MIL
And then there were six. It was the end of an era and beginning of another for Qantas 747-400 VH-OJU, seen here leaving Sydney on its final commercial flight before being passed on to Rolls-Royce as an engine test bed. The Qantas 747 fleet will be retired through 2020. SETH JAWORSKI
It’s an oldie but a goodie … DH-82 Tiger Moth VH-UZV (above) joined Tiger VH-APE and Genairco VH-UOD (right) in celebration of the centenary of the first flight into the town of Gympie, Queensland. The Tigers are an enduring tribute to
De Havilland which is now enjoying a revival. See ‘Back to the Future’ inside.
PAUL MERRITT

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