2022-09-01
In a First, HMAS Canberra Stows an Osprey at Sea
Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
The MV-22B’s operated from Canberra for the duration of RIMPAC, another first for the ship. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel, participated in RIMPAC, which took place from June 29 to August 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
A team of staff from the Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU) have embarked for RIMPAC, and, in a first for Canberra, the aircraft were been moved and stowed onboard.
Australian Army Major David Ellson said what the unit is achieving has taken some work by the AMAFTU to get to this point but is important for future capability and a great achievement to see.
“This is the first time at sea we have taken an MV-22B down from the flight deck onto the elevator lift and into the hangar,” Major Ellson said.
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