The early end to the flying display did result in the opportunity to see the Military Working Dogs display as the dogs were put through their paces.  Basic obedience and agility skills were performed first before several scenarios demonstrating how the dogs could quickly and easily subdue a person trying to inflict harm to the dog or its handler and just as quickly release but monitor under voice control.   

The Constellation is best known as the aircraft used by Qantas and one was recently restored to original Qantas condition and was flown to Longreach for display alongside other Qantas aircraft.  For information on other Constellation restoration and I assume the one pictured please follow this link Constellation Survivors

The Hudson was a widely used military aircraft in WW2 by the allies.  For information on this particular aircraft please follow this link Lockheed Hudson

The Meteors were war aircraft of the 1950s and were used in the Korean War.  This particular aircraft is the only flying Meteor left in the world.  For more information on this aircraft please follow this link Gloster Meteor

The Caribou is most famous in recent times with the general public as the aircraft that transported participants to location in the US TV show Survivor in Queensland for its second series Survivor: The Australian Outback.  However it has a far more important role for Defence.  Introduced in 1964 it was used in service in Vietnam and is famous for being able to land and takeoff using very short airstrips.  Its does not have autopilot nor is pressurised or carry weather radar but does have GPS and night vision capability.  It is used to delivery cargo via parachute drops and has been used in famine relief situations overseas plus tsunami relief in Papua New guinea.

The C130J Hercules is a far newer aircraft brought into service in 1999 it is the replacement for the older C130H version.  It is used as a transport aircraft and is also used for natural disaster assistance and aeromedical evacuation. 

The Boeing 707 has a duel role as a transport plane and air to air refueller in particular for the fleet of FA-18 Hornets.  The refuelling ability was only added to the Boeing 707 aircraft in the early 1990s but retains its passenger & cargo transportation ability and can be converted for VIP transport if required.

The C17 Globemaster is the Australian Defence Forces newest aircraft.  As can be seen in the photos the aircraft is absolutely massive.  As with the Hercules it can be used for cargo and aeromedical evancuations.  The Globemaster however can easily accommodate various military vehicles as cargo such as M1A1 Abrams tank, Black Hawk & Sea Hawk helicopters.  It has four times the cargo capacity of a Hercules and can carry five Bushmaster vehicles or 3 Tiger helicopters at once.  There are 3 further Globemasters on order which should arrive by mid 2008.

F111 is one of two of the RAAF fighter aircraft.  It commenced service in 1973 and due to many upgrades remains an effective fighter aircraft and with the ability to fly at Mach 2.5 is the fastest aircraft in the RAAF.  In combat it is used for low high speed flying to avoid detection and carries anti ship missiles plus laser guided bombs and sidewinder missiles.  It is extremely popular at airshows and car race displays for its dump and burn manoeuvre.  In the second photo the white 'cloud' on the top wing is not cloud or fog it is due to the extreme speed of the aircraft at the moment the photo was taken.