It had previously been displayed next to the French Lancaster in an open compound for the Airforce Association, but the
Mosquito deteriorated rapidly due to the effects of the weather
From the other side. This former RAAF Mosquito
had been donated to Captain James Woods, Perth by the Australian Government
for his entry in the 1953 London to Christchurch
Air Race, but his main sponsors pulled out when Canberra jets were entered.
The RAAF fuselage roundel and fin flash
were visible through the faded silver paint.
While waiting for a new owner in Arizona to arrange shipping, it was stored in a Perth woolstore, as seen in October 1971.
It finally left Fremantle by ship in May 1972, but was off-loaded in Melbourne when the shipping costs were not paid.
After long storage in the Melbourne weather, the sad wreck was restored for display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
The tangled remains of General Aircraft
Monospar ST.11 VH-UAZ found in a backyard in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe
in August 1972.
Airlines(WA) Ltd flew it on scheduled services
from Perth until retired on 6 October 1945 at the old Maylands Aerodrome.
Three years later an engineer with the company took it home to become a chicken house, but it was burnt out in a grass fire
Three years later an engineer with the company took it home to become a chicken house, but it was burnt out in a grass fire
The crash remains of DH.94 Moth Minor VH-THT
were found on a farm at Willyabrup WA. Cream with green trim.
It was later collected by the Airforce Association museum group in Perth, who restored it for display at the AFA Aviation Heritage Museum
It was later collected by the Airforce Association museum group in Perth, who restored it for display at the AFA Aviation Heritage Museum
The wings, undercarriage and other parts were found on the farm rubbish tip. It was collected by the AFA museum group in Perth
VH-AJH was the last of the Kingsford Smith
KS.3 Cropmaster conversions, based on CA-6 Wackett Trainers.
Seen out on the grass at Jandakot WA in January 1974 after being parked in the Air Culture hangar since its last flight 10 years earlier.
This rare Australian agricultural design was displayed at the Aviation Heritage Museum, Perth, later at Queensland Air Museum
Seen out on the grass at Jandakot WA in January 1974 after being parked in the Air Culture hangar since its last flight 10 years earlier.
This rare Australian agricultural design was displayed at the Aviation Heritage Museum, Perth, later at Queensland Air Museum
The remains of two other KS.3 Wackett-Cropmasters
VH-FBD & FBF, which had both crashed in WA service with Air Culture
Pty Ltd,
ended up on the Jandakot Airport fire practice ground. Here's the fuselage frame of VH-FBF in January 1973
ended up on the Jandakot Airport fire practice ground. Here's the fuselage frame of VH-FBF in January 1973
Wackett Trainer VH-DGR in Sydney. In August 1975 Roger McDonald and I, with the help of fire crew day shift, loaded it
on this truck and moved it to RAAF Pearce, where it was sent to Sydney courtesy of the RAAF C-130 transport courier
CAC CA-6 Wackett Trainer VH-AIY was based
at Broome in the far north of WA for 20 years, flown by Captain Horrie
Miller,
founder of the WA airline MMA. Seen
in October 1975 displayed in this building in town, suffering from the
tropical heat and humidity.
Horrie's Wackett was later moved to Perth for display at the Aviation Heritage Museum
Horrie's Wackett was later moved to Perth for display at the Aviation Heritage Museum
VH-DAT of Doggett Aviation, Perth had been retired in February 1968 after suffering fire damage, and was acquired by
Perth TV studios TVW7 for a planned museum. Photographed while stored at their Mount Yokine studios in March 1970
While the RAAF wartime paintwork is poor, the airframe looks remarkably accurate
It was also acquired by Perth TVW7 and moved to their studios in January 1969
The collection also featured vintage vehicles, gliders and two Vampires. A few years later, a change of TV network
management resulted in a new corporate vision, in which the museum was discarded
A Tiger Moth and Fox Moth rolled
out of a shed on a farm near Cunderdin WA in January 1969. Inside that
shed were a dozen
derelict agricultural Tiger Moth fuselages
and stacks of wings, previously held as spares by Bob Couper Co at Cunderdin
Aerodrome.
Despite the tailplane fitted, this Tiger Moth was VH-AMP, on which some cosmetic fabric work had been begun
Despite the tailplane fitted, this Tiger Moth was VH-AMP, on which some cosmetic fabric work had been begun
it remains in single-cockpit agricultural configuration with hopper release mechanism preserved under fuselage.
Civil registration VH-WLQ has been applied (never a Tiger Moth), presumably an confused recollection of the tail fin of VH-WFQ
in September 1971. It crashed at Carnarvon WA in November 1964 and retains Royal Aero Club of WA's red and white scheme
Grounded Percival Proctor 1 VH-BLC at Dennis
Yewers' property Yongarloo, Morawa
WA in June 1970.
The Proctor was taxied around the farm under its own power, the Gipsy Queen fed fuel from a 4 gallon tin lashed to the stub wing.
It was considered beyond repair, but this is a good news story - the Prcotor was saved and rebuilt as VH-FEP
The Proctor was taxied around the farm under its own power, the Gipsy Queen fed fuel from a 4 gallon tin lashed to the stub wing.
It was considered beyond repair, but this is a good news story - the Prcotor was saved and rebuilt as VH-FEP
Here's the same Proctor after a major rebuild
to satisfy DCA glued wood joints requirements.
Photographed at Jandakot in March 1980, owned by Fred Edmunds, painted white and yellow and re-registered VH-FEP
Photographed at Jandakot in March 1980, owned by Fred Edmunds, painted white and yellow and re-registered VH-FEP
and spurious registration "VN-BME" (Broome's airline code was BME). It was actually PK-GDC of Trans Nusantara Airways
which ran off the Broome runway landing in monsoonal rain in January 1974, carrying oil rig workers from Bali and Timor
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