Just downloaded an old movie from http://www.britishpathe.com showing a collection of old planes at Bankstown, Sydney. There is a Moth of some kind, a silver P-51, and a DC-2 amongst others. Would this be Syd Marshalls “toys” by any chance? What did he do, was he a businessman or pilot or something? Did any of the stuff fly?
T J
By: JDK - 15th January 2005 at 05:11
TJJ,
No need to get smart. I’d found it a year or so ago. Thought YOU might like to make it easy for the others. Excuse me! 😉
By: T J Johansen - 15th January 2005 at 02:51
Hi TJJ,
If it’s the same film I’ve looked at (you could quote the cat number and/or title to give the others a chance! 😉 ) it’s Syd’s stuff. Quite the collection. There’s a few other nostalgic vanues – just try a search of ‘air display’ or ‘air show’.
Cheers
Oh gheeez. :rolleyes: Must I hold your hand while searching the net as well. 😀 Actually the film i.d. is: 2611.04 | OLD PLANES ON SHOW IN SYDNEY and is from 1961. Search for Bankstown on www.Britishpathe.com and everyone should find it.
T J
By: JDK - 14th January 2005 at 06:57
Hi TJJ,
If it’s the same film I’ve looked at (you could quote the cat number and/or title to give the others a chance! 😉 ) it’s Syd’s stuff. Quite the collection. There’s a few other nostalgic vanues – just try a search of ‘air display’ or ‘air show’.
Cheers
By: setter - 14th January 2005 at 04:05
Hi
You will get a lot of responses from more knowledgable people than me on this but Syd was a real character and a player in the Aviation scene here in Australia and also ran an airline using amongst other things Ansons I believe.
A Trip through this hanger in the very early 60s wass my first exposure to Warbirds and it is what strated my interest and the road to perdition I am on now.
I remember seeing the following
Me109 – Now in the AWM
P51 – Now at RAAF Point Cook
Ansons – One now at Hendon and another at Tamworth
Hudson – preserved now at Point Cook?
2 X Spitfires – One now flying at Temora and another flying in the UK
an Oscar – now in Seattle
He saved a lot of history in that hanger.
Plus some other stuff I can’t remember now.
Regards
John P
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January 14, 2005 at 3:46 am