Top guns buzz the Top End: the 2026 Pitch Black flying display dazzles Darwin – in pictures

Royal Australian Air Force and foreign pilots return to Mindil beach in the Northern Territory’s capital at sunset for the city’s biennial aerial show.More than 100 aircraft from 21 nations are taking part in Exercise Pitch Black, the RAAF’s largest international exercise. Its name is believed to refer to a focus on night-time flying over large unpopulated areas during its early yearsUp, up and away: balloons take flight over Mildura – in pictures Continue reading...