The air force plane stunned locals near Twizel. It was an otherwise quiet afternoon in the countryside, until she spotted the plane, flying scarily low to the ground. O'Sullivan later found out, via her local Facebook group, that was actually a planned exercise by the Royal Australian Air Force. According to the Royal Australian Air Force, personnel and the aircraft from No. "The ability to fly over different terrains including valleys and mountains, is essential to RAAF C-17A operations and cannot be trained for in Australia," the air force says on its website.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2019 07:07 UTC