A rare aircraft type will hopefully after a restoration – which is underway at present – see it return to the Australian skies in 2015.
A Macchi MB-326H trainer jet once used by the RAAF and in the Roulettes aerobatic team, is scheduled to fly in mid to late 2015 all going well.
https://www.facebook.com/Macchi25 is where you can keep track of their progress.
Ive offered some of my knowledge and support to help the project reach its goal.
By: jeep1943 - 10th June 2014 at 01:34
Watched it land at EDN trailing the power line behind.
There were photos at Wagga showing the damage to the wing.
By: trumper - 8th June 2014 at 13:49
It even has a lovely graceful sleek look of a Hunter ,a nice alround looking plane 🙂
By: A-4Scooter - 8th June 2014 at 13:16
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story……………….
Firstly the Aermacchi designed MB-326H was Australia’s two seat and advanced trainer during the period from 1967-through to now as ground based training aids. The total or airframes operated by both the RAAF (87) and RAN (10) totaled 97 airframes. Initially the first 20 aircraft were built here from Italian components. After that the rest were built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Company (CAC) as the CA-30. The aircraft flew with two different display teams the Telstars and the Roulettes of today’s PC-9 fame.
There are many of these aircraft in preservation in Australia and these are shown in the link below (hardly rare). Many are still in the service of the RAAF training apprentices, these can be seen in the second link from ADF Serials.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.334471383302220.74849.317002341715791&type=3
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/
Finally to the aircraft in the original post this airframe ex RAAF A7-025 is part of a syndicate formed with 4 members who have recently relocated their project to the well known Australian Warbird Families of the Pays from Scone. Under the guidance of Ross Pay and a team the aircraft are tasked in returning the aircraft to flight. The aircraft flew with Roulettes, CFS, 2 FTS ARDU and 25 SQN RAAF. It was also involved in a wire strike during its ARDU career.
I wish the team all the best in its return to flight.
David Soderstrom
Historic Australian Aircraft
By: Mike J - 8th June 2014 at 11:32
Trumper,
Imagine a tandem Jet Provost/Strikemaster and you won’t be far wrong. It even has the same engine (Viper)
By: ErrolC - 8th June 2014 at 10:06
To get you started, here is the one in the RAAF Museum.
CMAPtCook-9399flr by errolgc, on Flickr
By: trumper - 8th June 2014 at 09:50
Ive offered some of my knowledge and support to help the project reach its goal.
Can you give us some insight into these please,this is not an aircraft i have seen over here in the UK.Thanks 🙂
By: Mike J - 8th June 2014 at 02:45
There may be a lot of them still around, but not many that fly. Good luck to them in putting one back in the air. 🙂
By: jeep1943 - 8th June 2014 at 02:19
‘Rare’ aircraft type?
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