New home for RAAF F111

Our very own Spitfireman (Baz) owns the original B.2 cockpit section of this Canberra.
I wonder how many preserved aircraft can boast that two cockpits survive!

The F-111 looks great, looks like it has been repainted in early camo scheme?

Exactly right . When retired in late 2010 they were all painted in the current RAAF standard low-vis grey.

The new colour scheme is in fact the original standard SEA (South East Asia) camouflage as when they entered RAAF service in 1973.

Here at HARS we will be taking delivery of F111C # A8-109 over the next few weeks.

This is an interesting aircraft, its a Vietnam Veteran and was built as an USAF F111A in 1967. Acquired by the RAAF in the early 1980’s as an attrition replacement it was converted to C standards and entered service.

It was infact the very last F111 to ever fly being the last to land after the types final flypast. Total of only ~7,900 airframe hours.

Both our two Canberras (WD954….

Our very own Spitfireman (Baz) owns the original B.2 cockpit section of this Canberra.
I wonder how many preserved aircraft can boast that two cockpits survive!

The F-111 looks great, looks like it has been repainted in early camo scheme?

More along the lines of relevance to SA and timing.
Both our two Canberras (WD954 & WK165) spent time at EDN and Woomera and became available at the right moment for the museum.

That’s very nice, and it is good to see it beside your Canberra.

I see that’s an ex-RAF bird from WRE, not a GAF-built example, though. There seem to be several GAF Mk.20s in semi-derelict condition around Australia… was there thought given to acquiring one of those? Or was it simply that this one was easier/cheaper to acquire (a very critical consideration for most museums, I realize)?

WK165 – B.2
Built by Avro 28/02/55. Delivered to RAF 02/55. Transferred to Edinburgh Field 05/03/56. Used for flying radar calibration and ranging tasks out of Woomera. Also used for airbourne photography of weapons. To No4 JSTU 02/63. Released 01/02/69. Struck off charge at RAAF Edinburgh 13/02/70. To Ballarat Aviation Museum 09/02/85. Was in open display and suffered from vandalism and the elements. To South Australian Aviation Museum 06/97. Has undergone major restoration.
Currently on display SAAM, Port Adelaide, SA.

Nice website, too… http://www.saam.org.au/

South Australian Aviation Museum.
The other 5 will be delivered to their new homes over the next 3 months.

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Jeep she looks lovely…..what museum are you?
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