Hi all
Well we keep the good stuff happening down here.
Reliable sources say a Victorian owner has aquired an airworthy Corsair and that it is on it’s way from the US and will be based in Victoria.
Sorry you will wait for details as I don’t need to say more but it will certainly be a boost bringing the Corsair population in Aus to 3 with the Tyabb example being restored in Darwing and the Murray Griffiths early model soon to arrive at Wangarrata for restoration – Not bad considering that as a breed Corsairs were extinct in Aus until a few years ago.
Also just recieved news that a P40 is coming to Australia from NZ for restoration , being an ex RNZAF machine and is fairly complete – again I can’t yet release details but it will be a nice addition to the local scene.
Regards
John P
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Sunshine State Air Farce
By: C170BDan - 21st December 2005 at 13:31
Collection
Wow… this is turning into an amazing collection of aircraft in a VERY short period of time! Looking forward to seeing some of these aircraft return to the skies! Any idea when the Spitfire and P47 will arrive in Australia?
Oh, and good work on the latest issue of Classics Wings!
By: Dave Homewood - 21st December 2005 at 09:22
Thanks Dave, I thought that must have been the case.
By: DaveM2 - 21st December 2005 at 09:02
Sourced in Australia, a lot has changed since this thread was started!
Dave
By: Dave Homewood - 21st December 2005 at 04:40
Just going back to this thread, I assume this is referring to the new collection started by Tony Raftis, as reported in the latest Classic Wings.
CW reports his Kittyhawk as P-40N-5 42-104947
A web search for this number seems to reveal it has been sourced from within Australia, and not New Zealand. Is this correct? Or is there a Kiwi connection? I’m sure it’s not an ex-RNZAF example as mentioned above.
By: setter - 4th August 2005 at 06:14
Hi Corsair
really can’t comment about which one yet but the hint is there !
The important thing is that there will be a corsair flying here a few years before we thought one would.
The nice thing is that of the 3 potentially flying here Murray Griffiths will represent the early series machines, the New import will be a middle production machine and the one from Darwin is a late post war machine so we will have the generations represented by all 3. Great!!!
I suspect the Darwin machine will fly within a couple of years followed by Murrays beast.
Kindest regards
John P
By: Corsair166b - 4th August 2005 at 04:02
Well, if it’s the one pictured…it’s a Black Sheep TV vet…enjoy it, it’s a beautiful machine…
Mark
By: STORMBIRD262 - 4th August 2005 at 03:34
Ahhh, Thank’s Setter(John),
A good mate of mine in N.Z., sent me a sort of small puzzel about a certain Corsair Photo,
And now I do think I know where the Bent Wing bird’s going, Thank’s mate!!.
Great Stuff John, we can never have enough FLYING Warbird’s in Oz I reckon.
By: setter - 4th August 2005 at 02:18
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm………………..
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