Spartan doesnt look quite right. In the placard pics above there are serifs on the letters, which would make it more Copperplate Gothic Bold. Thats the one I used for RAAF WW2 panels but I edited the font and took the serifs out. Lengthy process but worth it

Think it’s a bit thin and not very robust provenance there, though it does point that way, haven’t other items turned up in Australia?, maybe the publicity might generate some information.

Anyone know how many proven items exist from his aircraft ?

Certainly much fabric – waaaaay too much fabric 😀 the engine is at IWM, various parts which I believe to be in NZ now. The Museum had a call today from someone who had a necklace made from coins removed from his pocket, was able to give names and history etc. Worth going and having a look….

I spent a few months researching this tank and speaking to a number of Dr.1 experts in Europe. Naturally no one can say 100% unless we locate the original donors, but the evidence points to the positive. There was arguments from a local person claiming it was from a Dr.1 that was lost in a fire in the Exhibition Buildings in the 1920s but the fabric attached to the valve and the overall condition of the tank disputes that notion.

As far as anyone is able to ascertain, very, very few tanks survive, so either way, it’s rare. Just remains to be seen as to it’s complete story, as we have said all along, perhaps we will never know….

Here are some pics I took while looking in to it’s history….

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Wonderful news, bravo to all involved! What a thrill for the owner and restoration team(?).

Out of curiosity I looked up the CA-23 and it seems a very different beast! A planned supersonic twinjet?

Yes, a project that never got beyond a mockup stage though. Some plans and GA drawings, along with pics and reports still remain within the archives, now held by the Australian National Aviation Museum. The Sabre ended up taking precedence over the CA23, and there were many criticisms of the design from the British Ministry of Supply when the data was sent to them for assessment, yet EE took a number of design elements and popped them into the Lightning….

Yep there are certainly a few out there but some people are not comfortable with FB (with good reason, having just been trolled spectacularly by someone who has been on this forum but posing as someone else) hence the rationale about setting our site up. Small steps, and it’s actually fun to see what people put up (though my bank account may take a belting which is no surprise given I’m working on a cockpit – hint, any Anson bits anyone 😀

Without wanting to deviate the thread too much, the Lincoln is stored away, still awaiting delivery of nose and rear section. When we were elected in 2013 we discovered the Museum was a right mess and lots of aircraft required major works, some more urgent than others. Doubt the Lincoln will be worked on until we move into our new Museum which is a few years down track, however the idea of a display cockpit is not out of the realms of reality, we have located parts that could likely do that. To give you an idea, we are currently getting the DC-3, Canberra, P-40, Mustang, Beaufort and Catalina up to speed. All down to volunteers and money, as always.

Cheers,
Ewan