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“The Association is progressing on the proposed Museum/Display at Rathmines. At present we await the approval from the State Heritage Council to proceed with our plans.
We are also extremely grateful for the encouraging support and assistance from various sectors within our community, both locally and interstate.

With great work from our band of keen volunteers,things are progressing steadily on the restoration of the engines at Kilaben Bay, as well as on the fuselage.
One of our volunteers, Ray, has made excellent progress with soda blasting the fuselage. This has achieved a much better result and much easier than sanding.
The port engine has now been completely stripped, after some difficulty was had in removing two seized cylinders that were locking the engine. All cylinder heads are now cleaned, ready for painting & re-assembly for display. Work has also progressed on the restoration of a hull door, and it is now ready to be painted, after being riveted. When this is completed, work will commence on re sheeting sections of the hull. “