Australian Customs Service

[Campo]

Not so much Military but an integral part of Australia's Coastline Defence against illegal fishing, immigrants and drug runners.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Campo/P7270460.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Campo/MyAviationNetPhotoID00523116.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Campo/0127780.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Campo/vhzzc18maravvbridge.jpg

http://www.austal.com/images/delivery/customs-2.jpg

http://www.austal.com/images/delivery/customs-3.jpg

http://www.austal.com/images/delivery/customs-16.jpg



If you guys have any more pics of the Dash 8, would love to see them.

[Resurrection]

Very nice! How many aircraft do the Australian Customs operate?

[Campo]

10 Dash 8's and increasing.

There's also some of the Islanders and other smaller aircraft.

[Buckeye67]

Great pics, mate. Neat looking ship there. :)

[Caribou Kid]

Ah, the ole Eye in the Sky, eh?.. Those Dash-8's would swoop our trawler on an almost-daily basis during the start of Prawn Season. They must rack up a fair few flying hours hours covering the Top End. They give you added peace of mind from an SAR point of view, too, as your location is fairly well known at any given time, on most days...

I have been lucky enough to go for a stroll aboard one of those sleek ACV's whilst it was moored at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show a few years back... Quite a shiny piece of kit, indeed. I was most impressed. Excellent assets for the good guys, Trouble with a capital "T" for all the Bad guys....

[Pte Schwede]

Do you guys have more customs related pics...?

[Dakota435]

I wrote the Pilot's Ops manual for that airplane in 1984.

[Pte Schwede]

I wrote the Pilot's Ops manual for that airplane in 1984.

wow, thats pretty cool.....!

very nics pics by the way

[Nugget]

australia needs a few of these

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6528/02ac130dx2.jpg

[Pte Schwede]

Hello!, in Sweden the Customs doesen´t have their own aircrafts or ships but they work close with the Swedish Coast guard, so if you dont mind i post some pics from the Swedish Coast guard

[Pte Schwede]

@ Campo : I am very sorry if i came out of subject in your thread, did not mean to hijack your thread. :oops:

[Keegan]

Sweet pics Campo, cheers.....

http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/miniSites/nov99/nov99/images/dash8faded.jpg

[Campo]

@ Campo : I am very sorry if i came out of subject in your thread, did not mean to hijack your thread. :oops:


It's all good mate, thats what the post is here for, to see some piccies!

[larryzou]

Excellent photos, thanks man to post , do you have some new photos ?

[Campo]

Not yet but I will in about4 to 5 months time ;)

[hps]

Anyone got any new photos?

[Campo]

Hell no mate, I left Australian Customs Coastwatch last year because they're a pack of mongrols.

But if you do a Google search you'll find some of their new aircraft I believe..





if they've updated their site.

[AusTiger666]

Some photos of Australian Customs Dash-8s and various helicopters.

[AusTiger666]

MV Oceanic Viking and ACV Triton. Some photos of some boarding parties and the best one for last, a detector dog in training.