The latest Wings Over New Zealand Show aviation podcast is now online and available to download and/or listen to.
“Episode 95 – Werribee B-24 Liberator” is in the Wings Over Australia serial, and in this episode the co-hosts Dave Homewood and James Kightly are given a guided tour of the magnificent Consolidated B-24 Liberator patrol bomber that’s under restoration at Werribee in Australia. Our guide is 95-year-old WWII veteran Nat Eichler, who served as a Radar Operator and Wireless Operator onboard RAAF B-24’s.
While talking about the restoration and the aircraft’s components that have been restored, Nat also talks about the museum and its plans, the history of the hangar and Werribee Air Force station, and his own service in B-24’s, patrolling over the sea north of the Australian continent in the hunt for Japanese shipping. Here’s the link which includes a load of photos and the audio show:
http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2016/01/ep-95-b-24-werribee/
By: Dave Homewood - 10th January 2016 at 04:05
Absolutely. I really admire what you guys are doing there. Same goes for the Liberator team, that aircraft looks like brand new now.
By: Bellarine - 10th January 2016 at 03:37
Yes but not for many years which is not a bad thing right now as we need a) space and b) plan for our future move 🙂
Plus I make no bones about it – we don’t have enough experienced people on the ground to handle such a big aircraft. We have works underway on the Beaufort, DC-3, DC-2 and Catalina and they are big enough !
By: Dave Homewood - 8th January 2016 at 23:02
That’s good news Ewan to hear a start will be made on the restoration, fantastic. I assume it’ll return to Moorabbin later?
By: Bellarine - 8th January 2016 at 21:28
Oh right, yes its a huge project but looks like headed north sometime soon for a team to work on (negotiations underway)
By: Dave Homewood - 8th January 2016 at 12:44
Your museum’s one Ewan. It looks like a big project?
By: Bellarine - 8th January 2016 at 11:30
Sorry which lincoln is that Dave ?
By: Dave Homewood - 8th January 2016 at 10:55
I think that Lincoln will form a bigger challenge again over the B-24, and that has been huge enough
By: CeBro - 7th January 2016 at 07:01
Thanks Dave,
The work they have done to reconstruct the B24 is amazing. Fantastic job.
Now get that Lincoln back in one piece.
Cees
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January 7, 2016 at 2:38 am