mark_pilkingtonThank you to all those who have donated so far,
We are still calling on our fellow Aviation enthusiasts to assist us in the fund raising campaign, either locally in Australia, or those overseas who wish to see these aircraft preserved, please down load the attachment in the message above and do an over the counter deposit in any Westpac account across Australia, ot an EFT transfer from your own bank overseas to the BSB and Account Number listed in the document.
regards
Mark Pilkington
mark_pilkingtonThe Kittyhawk fuselage is P40E A29-28, at the time owned by Jack McDonald, and formerly a cockpit section on display for many years at Pearce Dunn’s Warbirds Museum at Mildura, (which at its peak held such treasures as Ralph Cusack’s Beaufort, Murray Griffith’s Kingsfisher, and the RAAF Museum’s Mosquito)
The P40E is now owned by the RAAF Museum, with wings being built at Murray Griffith’s facility at Wangaratta in trade for the A20 airframes.
The Hawker ‘biplane” fuselage behind is Jack McDonalds airworthy Hawker Demon Restoration, still owned by Jack and currently on display at Caboolture. (and seen in James & Johns excellent adventure)
Jack was involved in the static restoration of the Demon for the RAAF Museum, and manufactured many duplicate parts for his own project in the process.
The photo is taken in the mid 1980’s at Monty Armstrongs hangar 91? at Essendon Airport which housed Air-repair and the Australian Aerospace Museum, which held Monty’s Mark V Beaufort, and Ian Whitney’s Mark V Spitfire.
regards
Mark Pilkington
mark_pilkingtonIt looks like it might be the piece of the “Hubble” telescope they forgot to bolt on, that because it was missing, made the Hubble take those fuzzy pictures, – but I could be wrong, and maybe then it could just be a bombsight?
But I would have to agree with James,
that calling it a bombsight is the sort of thing someone would say who doesnt know what it is
where as I am calling it part of “Hubble” because I am absolutely sure I have no idea what it is – smiles
regards
Mark P
(incidently, I went to a Australian Government Emergency Complex in Victoria and found a piece of “SkyLab” mounted in the garden as a display, so this piece might turn out to be part of Skylab rather than Hubble – smiles)
mark_pilkingtonDave, etc,
I believe the taxi-ing Southern Cross replica is last recorded as being in storage with the Museum of Army Aviation at Oakey in QLD
setter should be able to confirm that 🙂
regards
Mark P
mark_pilkingtonKeep googling Frank! I used “618 squadron highball” and got the BB post (from May 2005) on page 2 of the hits. Also found some images of 618 squadron’s machines derelict in Australia from the Webshots album of a certain Australian forumite – Setter
Rob / Kansan
You may be interested to know an ex-618 mosquito still remains existing today from the Narromine area, now being restored in our premier private museum of the Thomas Family, the Camden Museum of Aviation.
you can find images of the rebuild on their website
regards
Mark P
mark_pilkingtonWe are continuing to call for funds from both locally in Australia and overseas,
Please feel free to down load the attached document and email it to collegues and other enthusiasts.
Regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman
mark_pilkingtonCORRECTION TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER!!!
Please note the typo correction to our Bank Account Number and pass on to others
OUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
BANK:
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
360 COLLINS STREET
MELBOURNE 3001 Victoria AUSTRALIA
ACCOUNT NAME:
AVRO BOMBER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
BANKING NUMBERS:
BSB NUMBER : 033065
***>>>>> ACCOUNT NUMBER: 25 5339
NOT 25 5339 (“50”)
Regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman
mark_pilkingtonCORRECTION TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER!!!
Please note the typo correction to our Bank Account Number and pass on to others
OUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
BANK:
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
360 COLLINS STREET
MELBOURNE 3001 Victoria AUSTRALIA
ACCOUNT NAME:
AVRO BOMBER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
BANKING NUMBERS:
BSB NUMBER : 033065
***>>>>> ACCOUNT NUMBER: 25 5339
NOT 25 5339 (“50”)
Regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman
mark_pilkingtonOUR SUPPORTERS:
Friends of the RAAF Museum (FORM)
“The Friends of the RAAF Museum endorse the efforts of the Avro Bomber Preservation Association Inc to acquire the major Lincoln and Lancaster aircraft components. Both aircraft types represent significant chapters in the Nation’s past and will help future generations of Australians to appreciate the rich aviation heritage that we all share.”
John Matthews
President
Friends of the RAAF Museum”
Australian Aircraft Restoration Group
Australian National Aviation Museum (Moorabbin Air Museum)
The Australian National Aviation Museum is pleased to support the efforts of the Avro Bomber Preservation Association in its project to acquire and bring to Australia from the UK one of 4 remaining Avro Lincoln Bombers RF 342, and the cockpit and other parts of a rare WW2 Avro Lancaster Bomber KB976.
http://aarg.com.au/AVRO_GROUP.htm
Flightpath and Rob Fox Photography
“We are honoured to be invited to support The Avro Bomber Preservation Association Incorporated, to acquire an Avro Lincoln and the Lancaster remains from the UK”
“We see these important aircraft filling a void in the nation’s aviation collections. The concept to bring them here fits seamlessly with Flightpath’s philosophy and values of preserving and displaying our rich aviation history, for all to see……Now is the time for our readers, enthusiasts and former crews to put their hand up to assist this great cause and join with me and FLIGHTPATH to be involved as a financial sponsor and supporter”. Rob Fox Editor
OUR FUNDRAISING:
We have raised and held for over 10 months an initial fund of over $10,000 AUD, however competition from other bidders and delays in our own project have caused us to restructure our proposal without increasing the total price.
We are therefore urgently fundraising to complete our 1st instalment of the non-refundable holding deposit, and are trying to raise a further $15,000 AUD by the end of September, we already hold more than that in our existing fundraising, we are seeking significant cash/cheque and EFT donations in the order of $100 to $500 to complete this fundraising by the target date to avoid our option expiring. (30 donors of $500 meets our current target!)
If we do not raise this money by the end of September and transfer it to the UK we will loose our option to buy and the aircraft will return for sale to others already bidding.
If we do not gain sufficient support in this fundraising drive to be confidently able to proceed to full purchase we will not proceed and return all moneys to the donors.
If we do proceed we will as a registered charitable institution issue receipts to all donors and continue with ongoing fundraising towards our second instalment and 12 month progressive payments.
Future fundraising will open up to lower donations below $50, and pledge payments based on $1/day arrangements.
We would welcome anyone collecting monies on our behalf and ask that they use the attached form to record the names, addresses and details of donation amount and forward these records and payment to us urgently by any means available.
The simplest method of lodging a donation to us, is to make an over the counter or online EFT transfer direct into our Bank Account.
Over the counter bank deposits of cash, cheque or money order is available to any person by simply entering any Westpac branch and completing and lodging a standard manual deposit slip, please remember to identify any donations with your name and provide an email or postal copy of your records of transaction so we can return unspent monies, or provide a tax certified receipt of donation!
Westpac Branches are normally open until 4.30 – 5pm weekdays and many are open until 12 midday on Saturday, please take the opportunity to make a donation this coming Saturday morning 24th of September before we loose this wonderful opportunity.
Please call or email if you propose an alternative payment method such as Paypal?
regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman AH 61 3 – 52821847
Mobile 0418 174 957
DONATION METHODS
Cash/Cheque/Money Order Donation within Australia
Donation by mail of Cheque or money Order,
Please post by last mail on Thursday 22st of September to provide time for delivery and cheque clearing of funds into the Association Account.
with details of your name and address for tax receipt
OUR POSTAL ADDRESS FOR DONATIONS:
Avro Bomber Preservation Association Inc
PO Box 176
LARA 3212
Victoria AUSTRALIA
Please provide details of name and address for donation receipting.
Over the counter at ANY Westpac Branch
Donation of Cheque/ money order or Cash by Account Deposit
Anyone can complete a normal Westpac Deposit form and lodge over the counter in any Westpac Branch, complete the deposit name details as well as filling your name and address and amount deposited on the Deposit Slip Butt, and when stamped on deposit, please mail the deposit butt stub to our postal address to allow us to match deposits in the statement to your donation for receipting purposes. See account details below!
EFT or Bank Transfer Donation within Australia/Overseas
Electronic Funds Transfer by online banking “Pay Anyone”,&“other bank “over the counter
For EFT Please cut and paste copy of online transaction receipt into an email to: [email]avro_bomber_assn@hotmail.com[/email]
For Other Bank over the counter, please request Bank transaction statement and post to our PO Box 176 in Lara 3212 Victoria Australia.
OUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
BANK:
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
360 COLLINS STREET
MELBOURNE 3001 Victoria AUSTRALIA
ACCOUNT NAME:
AVRO BOMBER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
BANKING NUMBERS:
BSB NUMBER : 033065
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 25 5339 50
Please cease posting in this thread and see the new thread on how to donate at http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=48406
mark_pilkingtonDave,
the RAF received @ 7 of the first “Australian” built Beauforts, although these were in fact Australian assembled Bristol built, but they did have the Australian pratt/whitney engines fitted in place of Taurus engines so I suspect it was in this area that problems arose in the early production.
regards
Mark P
mark_pilkingtonPeter & Old Fart
could I ask you to continue your posts on the history of the Southend Museum under a new thread as this thread is attempting to focus on the Lincoln to Australia project.
thanks guys for your assistance
regards
Mark P
mark_pilkingtonMark12,
We are focusing on the big bit the cockpit bolts onto first (the rest) before we focus on the front end, and there are a number of options being considered, but I can confirm we have been investigating a long nose cockpit rumoured to still exist in Australia, we are yet to confirm that rumour.
regards
Mark P
mark_pilkingtonNick,
save yourself 60 pounds, and simply create a hotmail email address (for free) and then a free MSN Group website it takes photos messages etc, and Pages of information can be created.
The Avro Bomber Preservation Association is using such a site for its own web needs.
MESSAGE BOARD
http://groups.msn.com/AvroBomberPreservationAssociation/_whatsnew.msnw
WEBSITE
http://aarg.com.au/Avro_group.htm
regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman
mark_pilkingtonDave,
I dont have the sqn numbers near by but there were:
Transport Sqn moved from Burma to Australia operating C-47’s
Anti Shipping Sqn operating modified Mosquitos with a version of the dambusting bomb for use of ships.
these both in preparation for the Tiger Force? against Japan.
perhaps a remanent of an RAF Sqn also came down with Buffallo’s from Malaysia/Signapore but I dont think they remained operational as an RAF Sqn with the A/c transfering to the RAAF?
Then there were the FAA Sqns from the Royal Navy.
mark_pilkingtonwith many thanks and respect to FP for proving this forum for us to promote our project,
The Avro Bomber Preservation Association is pleased to announce an Australian aviation magazine has become a sponsor of our project and fundraising efforts……….
regards
Mark Pilkington
Chairman
“We are honoured to be invited to support The Avro Bomber Preservation Association Incorporated, to acquire an Avro Lincoln and the Lancaster remains from the UK” enthused Rob Fox.
“We see these important aircraft filling a void in the nation’s aviation collections. ………..
“We cannot see a more beneficial role for both organisations to play in regard to these celebrated aircraft types. Now is the time for our readers, enthusiasts and former crews to put their hand up to assist this great cause and join with me and F????P?TH to be involved as a financial sponsor and supporter”. Rob Fox Editor
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