Australian Hornet Ball 2020

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The 2020 Royal Australian Air Force Hornet Ball video, featuring a compilation of F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet and F/A-18F Super Hornet footage.
The Hornet Ball is an annual event attended by RAAF Hornet Squadrons, inspired by US Navy Hornet Balls, and features a video showcasing footage recorded by aircrew of Classics, Rhinos and Growlers from various Australian exercises.
Music:
Tritonal - Getaway (ft. Angel Taylor) (Koven Remix)
Illenium - Fractures (feat. Nevve) (Trivecta Remix)
Illenium - It's All On U (feat. Liam O'Donnell)
This video was first aired at the Australian Hornet Ball held in Sydney in Dec, 2019. Thanks to 75SQN, 77SQN and 2OCU for cockpit footage contribution. Shots in this compilation were taken between 2017-2020.
Footage Credit
Avalon Airport Spotter:
• RAAF Classic F/A-18A H...
• RAAF Boeing F/A-18F Su...
• Changing of the Guard ...
• 2OCU Final Display RAA...
• Four RAAF F/A-18A Clas...
• RAAF Boeing F/A-18A A2...
• RAAF F/A-18A/B Classic...
• RAAF Boeing E/A-18G Gr...
Dj's Aviation:
• INCREDIBLE RAAF F/A-18...
Dat plane guy:
• Riverfire 2018 RAAF E/...
• WINDY RAAF Boeing E/A-...
RAAF:
• Insider's view of the ...
• RAAF F/A-18 Hornet Aer...
Edited by Tim Zadow, released for KZfaq Sep 2020.

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@StardustYT 3 жыл бұрын

This is simply the best Hornet video to date. I absolutly love it.

@andy680059 3 жыл бұрын

agreed

@mr._nighthawk7215 3 жыл бұрын

Bah tu fait quoi ici??

@jejelaso6 3 жыл бұрын

Salut stardust ta raison mon gars

@jordanthurt 2 жыл бұрын

agree completely

@samypons3185 2 жыл бұрын

@@mr._nighthawk7215 feur

@Military_Archive 3 жыл бұрын

Australian pilots rock! Thank you Tim for putting these amazing highlights together.

@steveeisenburger6011 3 жыл бұрын

Saw some footage myself. A brilliant fraternity of people. Much respect

@NineVite217 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, keep up the great vids!

@Wehraboo-fi9vm 3 жыл бұрын

Steve Eisenburger gotta be pretty hard flying inverted all the time

@steveeisenburger6011 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wehraboo-fi9vm flying inverted is easy, it's the transitions between different stages of departure that often get me. Keep your eye on horizon

@Deathsharp272 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching the Australian Hornet Ball it my favourite jet

@stevenkennedy3911 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta like the 75 SQN mascot. The mere sight of a magpie should instill fear into the heart of anyone who has crossed one before!!!

@atfjacknz 3 жыл бұрын

But that also means that they are all right arseholes.

@chippyjohn1 3 жыл бұрын

Not a scary bird on its own, but they are just relentless. They just swoop you when you aren't looking.

@christopherwhitney2711 3 жыл бұрын

DeadSet! Take 'em Maggie!

@echorhys1685 3 жыл бұрын

i have actually seen the 75sqn in action and been right up next to one of their planes and it was frigging awesome at the 2019 Edinburgh Airshow, i love being an aussie

@echorhys1685 3 жыл бұрын

@@atfjacknz magpies arent arseholes at all, believe me, i know magpies, igave one, magpies are arseholes to you if you dont treat them nicely, you need to treat them good because you will be targeted by that entire family of magpies through its generations, coz they are smarter than tey look

@orangejuicepony6881 3 жыл бұрын

QANTAS pilots in their early years of training

@wynterbray6168 3 жыл бұрын

ahaha im 16 rn hoping to join the airforce next year and be a pilot and do stuff like this then later on in life be QANTAS pilot

@goodshipkaraboudjan 3 жыл бұрын

Most end up at CX or EK. QF is super heavily unionised to the point that the best deal for ex RAAFies is to go to the bottom of the seniority barrel in domestic mainline and have. Or they can go direct entry command at CX and EK. In my Dads last season in the Roulette 5 of the 6 pilots ended up at Cathay. All before COVID days anyway....

@user-bh6rq5hr6q Жыл бұрын

@@wynterbray6168 and?

@wynterbray6168 Жыл бұрын

@@user-bh6rq5hr6q wym and? also this was 2 years ago 💀🙏🏼

@user-bh6rq5hr6q Жыл бұрын

@@wynterbray6168 did you join the air force or not?

@jimcottee9187 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see 77 Squadron mentioned. My old man was a '77 pilot flying Mustangs over Korea.

@raichu0479 2 ай бұрын

Legend

@NotThatBob 3 жыл бұрын

From the USA, stay strong Australia! Thumbs up.

@Robochop-vz3qm 3 жыл бұрын

Yep they'll probably be used against us when it comes time to resist the vaccine.

@chrisgibbo9141 3 жыл бұрын

Brothers in arms :)

@aliciaasc4996 2 жыл бұрын

Stay safe. Lots of love from Australia 🇦🇺

@Oscar-lo1jl 2 күн бұрын

This video single handedly motivated me and made me a commercial pilot. Thank You. Once I finished high school in 2021 I had no idea of what I wanted to do until I stumbled through this video. I watched this at least 30 times.

@NineVite217 3 жыл бұрын

Happy 100th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force! ✈️ 31st March 1921 - 31st March 2021

@christianpethukov8155 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this. Great work, gets the heart rate up!!

@chrisgibbo9141 3 жыл бұрын

100th Anniversary and still flying strong. Best in the world RAAF.

@bluesky-wj5ql 3 жыл бұрын

🙂

@sixstringedthing 2 жыл бұрын

Great work for the centenary mate.

@HH60GDriver 3 жыл бұрын

Epic mates! Can't tell you how excited I was to watch a Hornet video that wasn't 69 different versions of landing on the boat...

@matte9820 3 жыл бұрын

yooo jolly

@FBI-UIU 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe to see you here

@kaiduffield9353 3 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@robot336 3 жыл бұрын

YEP - BEST F-18 FOOTAGE I'VE SEEN

@Husk2280 3 жыл бұрын

69 😎

@ZGundam83 3 жыл бұрын

I worked on F-18D’s in the Marine Corps as an Ordnanceman. This is the best Hornet video I’ve seen.

@hashy4940 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@kornav12 3 жыл бұрын

Used to live in Perth when I was little , Great to see mighty Aussies after growing up :} Greeting from Korea

@grzegorzoleksa7759 2 жыл бұрын

Still my favorite air force music video, I actually have it on repeat every other day when I work

@oldfaithfuliii5997 3 жыл бұрын

I was posted to Butterworth with the 3rd Battalion a long time ago , meeting you guys and getting on the piss with you all was some of the best times I had in the military, full respect from an AJ , love ya work guys, Train Hard Fight Easy ! Old Faithful

@louis4129 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Malaysia I love Australia and hope that the relationship between Malaysia and Australia will get better and better

@dave_yeg8596 2 жыл бұрын

Was ground crew for USAF and US NAVY years ago, great people, dedicated, thanx for the service and snappy salutes on the flight line.. Give them all supreme hell.

@mattfazilla7878 3 жыл бұрын

Aussie Hornets pilots ROCKS...!!! Love you guys down under..... Love From Malaysia....

@wanqalifdin2734 3 жыл бұрын

Proud to be allies with the Australians..love from Malaysia 🇲🇾

@raichu0479 Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, brother :)

@chrisradley7542 6 ай бұрын

Love right back to TUDM@@raichu0479

@sjcobra84 3 жыл бұрын

To the pilots of the RAAF, thank you for your service.

@chrisminerds1712 2 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best aviation video on KZfaq! The Footage, music and editing are flawless. This is my favourite video on the internet, as it represents the path not walked for me… thankyou for your efforts Tim, and thankyou to all our aviators for their service…

@akmalashwan9312 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Malaysia. Aussie pilot rocks! Our Royal Malaysian Air Force also operates Hornets. Salam sejahtera, mate. 🇲🇾 🇦🇺

@ableairplane8 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I used to be a Hornet mechanic in the U.S. Marine Corps. My unit spent some time in Katherine, I loved it down there. Great place with great people. Thanks for posting this!

@mjr320 3 жыл бұрын

thanx for having our back and know we got yours too

@adriang1 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Darwin. Nobody loves Kathrine 😂

@ableairplane8 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed my time down there. Nice little town.

@robot336 3 жыл бұрын

YOUR WELCOME BACK ANY TIME SIR .

@goodshipkaraboudjan 3 жыл бұрын

You actually liked RAAF Tindal?!?

@niederbergersnz 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best I’ve seen! Always puts a smile on my face seeing the RAAF having a blast!

@TheDonnyPittsCode 3 жыл бұрын

I hope to visit this beautiful country one day.

@kel50pp 3 жыл бұрын

Those Australian boys are cool as hell. Got to get down there. Good job!!

@Deathsharp272 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can't wait I can I grow up and be a pilot

@squidget2693 3 жыл бұрын

Same but it ain’t easy

@Deathsharp272 3 жыл бұрын

@@squidget2693 I think so

@toowens5678 3 жыл бұрын

A really tasteful edit. Love seeing them low over the Aussie landscape.

@ITSHECTORTIME 3 жыл бұрын

I am Indian but I love all those people who servers their life for their country .

@sixstringedthing 3 жыл бұрын

So many Indians and Pakistanis forced into fighting for their country in the aftermath of British rule. :( Best wishes from Sydney to you and your family for peace and prosperity. Cheers :)

@Raf15151 Ай бұрын

@@sixstringedthing Bangladeshis and Nepalese too

@FourMaxK1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you to all of the Free World Service Members! That is one of the most well done F-18 videos I have seen! I am half Yank and half Aussie - love you guys!

@apolloactual7666 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome seeing the cockpit perspective of the riverfire. Just as awesome seeing it on the ground.

@trrollinson 3 жыл бұрын

As a RAAF brat and based at Williams Town, it was great to see the scenic surrounds from the air. Going vertical over Newcastle and Stockton was awesome! Got to love Av fuel in the morning...

@pilffy1765 3 жыл бұрын

They do it up in Cairns and Darwin lol

@slickstrings Жыл бұрын

no such airbase as 'williams town'

@farhanzafor1144 Жыл бұрын

u r lucky man

@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын

@@pilffy1765 and Williamtown just outside of Newcastle.

@williamtwiss8285 9 ай бұрын

@@slickstringspretty sure there is mate. Raaf base Williamtown

@sashad8204 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning!!! What a view - I am breathless and am not even flying lol. Thank you so much for this video and for your service to your country and allies. Cheers from Canada 🙏💙💙

@christopherbrett 10 ай бұрын

Without a doubt…the best F-18 Hornet video ever!! With the greatest respect and adoration to the ‘whole’ team that makes this outstanding aircraft fly.. Awe inspiring! Christopher

@markschier4106 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim and to all of our Australian Defence forces for your dedication every day to keeping us all safer.

@alexcraig8543 2 жыл бұрын

This has some of the best visuals out of all the fighter-ball videos on KZfaq. Really well thought out shots, and completely mesmerizing.

@KyberRay 3 жыл бұрын

1:00 look at him, just skimming over the clouds!

@helipilot501 Жыл бұрын

I learnt to fly helicopters at YWLM, flying amongst Hornets every day. The RAAF pilots and ATC were always professional and it was a pleasure to share the airspace with them. This video invokes fond memories.

@neilvarley7307 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Simple as that. Hornets and/ or Super Hornets great capabilities in all they have already done for us. We owe these great pilots and all the amazing Ground Crew including those on Flightline and Logistics and all the other Officers too that keep them flying an awful lot!

@randomorganism2966 3 жыл бұрын

2:09 yo that afterburner is sick

@simpilothr6653 3 жыл бұрын

Finally a Hornet Ball that isn't in the US! THANK YOU!!! Has to be one of the best I watched so far, well done!

@robot336 3 жыл бұрын

SAME HERE MATE - BEST F-18 FOOTAGE I'VE SEEN

@jmiegs80 3 жыл бұрын

@SimPilotHR Agreed... But Australian Hornet Ball 2014 is also a must-watch!

@sixstringedthing 3 жыл бұрын

@@jmiegs80 this.

@bourkey4682 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to Tim for the film compo and the RAAF hornet crew, you're doing heaps good.

@Trhickster 3 жыл бұрын

Those transitions at 36 and 58 seconds put a fat ugly smile on my face.

@MaxiFitz 3 жыл бұрын

The video production is absolutely outstanding. RAAF rocks!!!

@ebiekem 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Excellent flying by the RAAF pilots. One love from Nigeria.

@rr-zm3ct 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! from Japan🇯🇵

@MaverickEchoJuliet 3 жыл бұрын

When the blue flames of the afterburners lit up..absolutely awesome👍🏾👍🏾

@MattyClivingthedream 3 жыл бұрын

What a great tribute to Hornet operations in the RAAF.

@marku1278 3 жыл бұрын

Who else wants to be a fighter pilot when they grow up?

@ascherlafayette8572 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah welcome to the club

@Durovnax 3 жыл бұрын

Will be a dead profession when you grow up.

@Creedarn 3 жыл бұрын

Wanna become one when... if i grow younger xD

@marku1278 3 жыл бұрын

@@Durovnax Idk but I wanted to be one since I was a little boy. I'm 16 now and would still love to be one. I have also spent a few days in the German AF and had the opportunity to speak with some pilots. Of course I recognized some downsides of the job but it still fascinates me.

@Vincent-bt1qy 3 жыл бұрын

@@marku1278 wo warst du beim Bund? Habe dort eine Ausbildung zum Flugzeugmechaniker gemacht.

@markstankiewicz6369 3 жыл бұрын

That's the best f18 footage I've seen on My 75 inch 4k TV........spectacular

@jjsep60 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys you are the best!! God Bless you all!

@erikerice9068 2 жыл бұрын

Those Aussies know how to have a good time dont they?

@d3ltafl3x86 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this video for like 20 times now. It's just awesome

@johnnyholland8765 Жыл бұрын

I built a lot of parts for the F15 and F18 aircraft in my 36 year career as a machinist fabricator. Mainly flight control items and helicopter parts for Blackhawk Chinook Pave Paws and Pave Lo and others. Built flight control and guidence systems for Tactical Tomahawk Javelin and Pegasus missiles. Even built parts for the space shuttle program on contract.

@dianeallen9874 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best video I have ever seen!!! Love from the USA!!!!!

@miketettero3743 2 жыл бұрын

Australia, what a beautiful country!!! A vid like this, with Icehouse's 'Great Southern Land' would really be Next Level!

@matk4731 3 жыл бұрын

That was BRILLIANT guys 👏👏👏👏👏👏. More of that please. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

@ianamimelbourne3209 3 күн бұрын

I am in this video. I flew for about 10 years. Wild James McCall

@mogadeet6857 Ай бұрын

It's like a tour of the top end. Thanks Tim.

@grabitall 3 жыл бұрын

Best video footage of war machines I have seen...incredible...many thanks. Its a keeper!

@kuloj 2 жыл бұрын

To naprawdę najpiękniejszy film o tej tematyce jaki widziałem :)

@MrBenski81 3 жыл бұрын

Sensational footage there lads! Nice work & thank you for your service.

@Weiming161998 3 жыл бұрын

I can't stop listening to the song without thinking of this video. I love the music and how you placed the squadron names!!! It's well done!!!

@peterrose3942 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome production Tim for our Hornet pilots! Really is first class editing and on par with the US Navy Hornet Ball vids.

@william2220 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! What a truly incredible video! I smiled all the way through : ) Thanks for the share.

@astewart9663 3 жыл бұрын

Some great footage there, thank you for your service.

@gatelice3854 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me miss Australia so much. Can't wait to head back. Awesome vid!

@keriboi 3 жыл бұрын

Aussie one thing you kick our arse in! Love NZ

@zaiaetp4351 3 жыл бұрын

Love from Malaysia TUDM Thanks for Australia Royal Airforce kita akan jumpa lagi pada masa covid 19 habis di LIMA we will meet again

@collector7993 3 жыл бұрын

Magic! Enjoy the rush while you can guys and thanks for your service.

@gnittegdellort 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video mate, it's bloody unreal.

@matn7743 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! This is such a great compilation of footage, masterfully cut together. You should be proud. Going to be sad to see the last of our Hornets go, they're an awesome bit of kit.

@jamezbren2 3 жыл бұрын

Growlers will probably be around for a while longer

@Dragon029 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamezbren2 Supers will be around for the near future as well; hopefully security won't hold back the first public Lightning Ball for too long.

@matn7743 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamezbren2 Growlers and Supers aren't classics. Classics are just a little bit sexier. Kind of like a 1970 Corvette Stingray LT-1 vs a 1990 Corvette ZR-1.

@stanstenson8168 3 жыл бұрын

@@matn7743 I agree. There is just something about the legacy Hornets. They have great lines. Made my first cruise on CV-64 in '85. We had VFA-25 and VFA-113 onboard. First Pacific deployment for F-18s. Man, I'm getting old...

@BlinkyBill_ 3 жыл бұрын

we used the F1 for 30 years after the expiry date LOL will be another 30 before we replace this platform

@douglashaussler4238 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the best Hornet footage I've seen

@SSCREAM100 3 жыл бұрын

There is just something about the superiority and the freedom these machines offer. Its unbelievable and incredible all at the same time.

@Frogstomp_actual 3 жыл бұрын

The day we need you protecting our interests and freedoms of navigation maybe upon us soon. Wishing you guys in the squadrons all the very best, stay safe, glad we have such professionals across all areas of defense.

@travistolbert2647 3 жыл бұрын

Great footage, hat's off to the Australian Armed Forces and a belated happy 100th to the RAAF keep tearing up the sky!

@Deano084 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!!! Brilliant video and so glad there was some burner noise over the music!

@joelm1246 3 жыл бұрын

Freaking amazing shots and beautifully put together! Thanks for sharing this.

@VulcanDriver1 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Love the F-18 in all its guises

@na8135 3 жыл бұрын

chills and feels with this one -love the music and the experience

@Deathsharp272 3 жыл бұрын

N A•: what the three song call

@Deathsharp272 3 жыл бұрын

N A•: what are the three song call

@na8135 3 жыл бұрын

@@Deathsharp272 Getaway (Koven Extended Remix) Tim posted the rest under "Music" in the credits

@Strider_141 3 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL! Thank you Aussie! ^_^

@LewisMortarion 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful country we have. Thanks for your service lads. 😎

@DERholzfaeller99 3 жыл бұрын

I feel patriotic already, although I‘m not even Australian😂

@1969cmp 3 жыл бұрын

😁😂😎

@robot336 3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE NOW MAAAAAAAATE ::: )

@swifftpurchase6490 3 жыл бұрын

Patriotic is American 🇺🇸

@cortina74 3 жыл бұрын

@@swifftpurchase6490 patriot is loving your country. The Americans a very good at that but so is the rest of the world. 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸

@anti-loganpaul7827 3 жыл бұрын

@@swifftpurchase6490 Lmao no

@newberryessex 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Aussies! You guys/gals are awesome. The Hornet is such an amazing bird.

@aliciaasc4996 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of love Mate

@manfredbauer4888 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video 👍👍👍. I love this country, the people there. My mother was from Australia and my father was from Austria. I spent my childhood there, we were at the beach every day and when the pilots flew in from the sea we children waved to them. and the pilots wiggled their wings and waved out of their cockpits. For us children it was something special back then and we were proud of our pilots. Even if I have very little time now, I am always in my beautiful home when I can, and like then, I wave to the pilots today. for me they are simply the best 👍👍👍.

@charliewilliams924 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I think of Australia I’ll think of this

@jodstar78 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly put together . Thanks for sharing 👍

@Gh0st0071 3 жыл бұрын

Epic, thanks for the video!

@MS_Prd 3 жыл бұрын

This is such an awesome video, masterfully put together. What an absolutely amazing job! Mad respect from Singapore

@helainewilliams8253 11 ай бұрын

Stunning, always by your side, love from Britain.

@xiso 3 жыл бұрын

wow some clips are just pure magic. Thank you!

@harris8401 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from 🇫🇮 to 🇭🇲 keep it up mates🤙

@RobertBrusOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Wow - fantastic. What a great edit to amazing footage. Go team RAAF!

@THEJOB3323CHANNEL 3 жыл бұрын

So proud of the Australian airforce i had a good tour with them. Zed I see you man what a great country

@KingusDingus 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I'm typically not a fan of this type of music, but especially the first song just works so well. Great video. I have no idea how many times I've watched it now.