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August 24, 2007 at 11:12 am

MKVC Spit at SAAM Port Adelaide

Hi all , here is a pic of the MKVC Spit on loan to the South Australian Aviation Museum , was recovered from PNG in the 1970s i think .

cheers dave

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By: QldSpitty - 25th August 2007 at 00:05

Sigh!!

One of the best static restorations in Auss..If we can ever get close to what Langdon has achieved I will be happy.

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By: DazDaMan - 24th August 2007 at 11:36

Langdon Badger’s EE853. According to the blurb on Airliners.net:

Built in 1942 in the UK, this aircraft was delivered to Australia in 1943. As part of RAAF 79 Squadron, it saw service in Papua New Guinea. On the 29th August 1943 it crashed on Kiriwina Island and was transported to Goodenough Island to be repaired. It was found there in 1971 by Landgon Badger, and in 1973 it was shipped to Adelaide for four-year-long restoration at Parafield Airport. The aircraft became part of the South Australian Aviation museum exposition in 2001.