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May 16, 2005 at 12:32 pm in reply to: Dc-2 "Uiver" memorial at Albury needs YOUR Help (Zombie from 2005) #1396313

Martin Edwards
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….and as an aside can anyone explain whats going on in this photo?
http://www.uiverfoundation.org/rotary/rotary%20large/l.jpg

May 16, 2005 at 12:19 pm in reply to: Dc-2 "Uiver" memorial at Albury needs YOUR Help (Zombie from 2005) #1396450

Martin Edwards
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I think the Albury City Council needs a little education regarding the historical significance of this aircraft. If they do scrap it it would be nothing more than an act of gross vandalism. Setter has posted some good recent shots of this aircraft at
http://community.webshots.com/album/257988549mtASzc
It certainly doesn’t look like it needs the attention of the scrapman.
I am sure there are folks on the forum more qualified than me but surely it can’t be too difficult to stabilise the corrosion and make it structually sound for static display. I wonder if something along the lines of a steel girder “spar” could be the answer.
Anyway I’ve sent letters to both the Albury City Council and the Border Mail Newspaper and urge our overseas friends to do likewise, maybe then they will realise there are people interested in this aircraft.
Martin Edwards

May 7, 2005 at 2:36 pm in reply to: A few Aussie Beau's, and I don't mean bloke's!!! #1412884

Martin Edwards
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You may like to have a look here.
Images of preserved examples and some wartime shots.
http://www.adf-serials.com/gallery/Beaufighter
Hope you enjoy
Cheers Martin

May 7, 2005 at 2:30 pm in reply to: 5000 Australia/New Zealand Military Aircraft Images #1412889

Martin Edwards
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Glad you like it.
Would any of our UK friends have images we could use of the Jindiviks flying out of RAF Llanbedr. The Jindivik is of course our most sucessfull export type!
Cheers Martin

May 7, 2005 at 2:22 pm in reply to: 5000 Australia/New Zealand Military Aircraft Images #2606214

Martin Edwards
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Thanks for that. I look forward to recieving your stuff
Cheers Martin

May 7, 2005 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Aircraft nicknames #2606215

Martin Edwards
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The F-111 was finally recognised and given the official nickname of Aardvark upon its retirement from USAF service.
The animal in question was an “earth pig” with a similiar shaped snout.
In Australia they are lovingly referred to simply as “PIGS”

May 7, 2005 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Aircraft nicknames #2606217

Martin Edwards
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One of my favourites was back when the Tornado was known as MRCA.
With all the delays that became “Must Refurbish Canberra Again”

May 7, 2005 at 2:06 pm in reply to: RAAF or RNZAF aircraft in Europe ? #2606218

Martin Edwards
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The larger types occasionally make the trip, Aussie C130s and P-3Cs being the usual visitors. There was a RAAF Boeing 707 and a RNZAF P-3K Orion at the 1999 RIAT. Previously we have sent F-111s but not for a while. The last I know of was A8-127 at RIAT 1993 (just two months before it crashed with loss of crew)
Of course many older RAAF and RNZAF aircraft have made one way trips to the Mother Country with examples of Spitfire, Kittyhawk, Mustang, Corsair, Anson, Hudson, Seagull, Beaufighter, Beaufort and more now resident in your Museums and Warbird hangers. (Not that its an unbalanced trade as I get to enjoy Meteor VZ467 and Canberra WJ680 flying at Temora!)
I hope you noticed my earlier post about the 5000 images of Australian and New Zealand aircraft some of these where taken in the UK.
Regards Martin Edwards

April 14, 2005 at 11:13 am in reply to: Scrapping warbirds – a real waste #1356367

Martin Edwards
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Hi Steve,
That is the sort of thing we all would wish to happen.
As we have seen though, taken to a larger scale, we would end up with two examples of the same aircraft sharing an identity and this seems to be were the problems lie. I totally agree with Setter in that we are needlessly destroying one thing (the historic artifact) to produce another thing (the airworthy rebuild).
The question is why does the artifact have to go. In years to come there will be very few genuine/original historic items left if the current trend continues.
I congratulate you and your organisation for taking the time to at least save your “scrap”
Martin

April 14, 2005 at 10:52 am in reply to: Twin Pioneer Survivors #1356388

Martin Edwards
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Here is yet another survivor
Ex Royal Malaysian Airforce FM1061 / 9M-ARU is at the Australian Aviation Museum Bankstown.
http://www.aamb.com.au/images/pioneer.jpg

April 14, 2005 at 10:17 am in reply to: Scrapping warbirds – a real waste #1356411

Martin Edwards
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Hi John,
I must admit to having very similiar thoughts myself just the other day. I visited a restoration facility at Easter, one I’m sure you are familiar with and was facinated with a very original and nearly complete Japanese WW2 fighter recovery. The person in attendance told me it was going to be the basis of an airworthy restoration. When I asked how much of the original metal would be used he indicated that if they were lucky they may retreive a usable forging or so but it would be mainly new build. My immediate thought was what a waste! A perfect time capsule, a genuine war relic and it is going to be destroyed to provide a pattern and maybe some small parts. I agree its the owner’s plane to do with as they wish but if the original geniune artifact is destroyed what is the real benefit. Whilst I look forward to seeing an extinct type return to the air I am upset that it is at the expense of one true survivor.
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