for the interest of readers here,
The Australian Aircraft Restoration Group, operators of the Australian National Aviation Museum/ Moorabbin Air Museum have recently received donation of a rare 1934 Douglas DC-2.
One of famed WW1 American ace Eddie Rickenbacker’s “Great Silver Fleet” at Eastern Airlines, the DC-2 was purchased and operated by the RAAF as A30-9.
http://www.aarg.com.au/DC2.htm
regards
Mark Pilkington
By: Ron Cuskelly - 22nd January 2005 at 04:47
Mark
Congratulations to all at MAM from your kindred spirits at QAM. That’s quite a coup.
By: Onliwun - 22nd January 2005 at 02:42
excellent new acquisition to an already great collection – well done to all concerned
By: oscar duck - 21st January 2005 at 06:41
Another good save….
By: setter - 21st January 2005 at 05:59
Hi Mark
Well done to all – I had heard a whisper of this and was very pleased to see it happen.
I will be posting a photo series on my webshots account soon (100 shots) of this aircraft. I hope a similar fate awaits to sister ship langushing at Wangarratta in the open.
Anyway big changes for your museum this year
WELL DONE!!!!
Kindest regards
John P
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