robinsm Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Sent his by a person we know, aircraft dragged out of a ststaion tip and repurposed.....cool garden feature.!!! Also in the garden a helicopter and mac truck as repurposed planters.!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I thought it might have been this one. Young NSW has three? Aircraft garden gnomes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 There's a shed at Brandon near Ayr that has the tail section on the roof at 45 degrees and looks like it smashed into the roof. Don't an image but some one on the forum may post a image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaba-who Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 There's a shed at Brandon near Ayr that has the tail section on the roof at 45 degrees and looks like it smashed into the roof. Don't an image but some one on the forum may post a image. Similar one at Winton airport ( or was) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 A machinery dealer bloke in the Northern Perth suburb of Wangara, has had a complete Vampire perched on a pole outside his premises for many years. The exact position he has his business is actually on my parents former farm from the 1950's, and the site his shed is built on is actually a former swampland. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bill's+Machinery+Marketing+Service+Pty+LTD/@-31.7978777,115.8505055,3a,82.6y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipM5ZfiLkwoyAimOUhB9vz1Rb3r5Iw2RwkKKBitc!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipM5ZfiLkwoyAimOUhB9vz1Rb3r5Iw2RwkKKBitc%3Dw129-h86-k-no!7i1023!8i682!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x2a32ad884855f889:0x9bb54545323bf5c4!2s302+Gnangara+Rd,+Landsdale+WA+6065!3b1!8m2!3d-31.7980821!4d115.850377!3m4!1s0x2a32ad884855f889:0xc358b5d82dd83715!8m2!3d-31.7978777!4d115.8505055!5m1!1e4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 There's a full size scale model of a Mustang in a farm entrance near Burra in SA, and two Jaguar MK10 gateposts as a farm entrance near Greymouth NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just spotted a "DH Dove" ex RAAF, In the swaps of Facebuck. (no engines (so military)) spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 A pub in Fitzroy in I think if I remember correctly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Golden Arches in Taupo has a whole DC3 in the carpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M61A1 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 VH-BAR at the Wilsonton... not sure it's real though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Macca's in Midland, W.A., had a DC-3 in their yard for kids to play on, for years and years, back in the '70's and '80's. Then it was "rescued" - but it still ended up in another blokes garden! - in Myalup. [/url]https://www.realestateplus.com.au/2016/05/remember-when-2/ https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/classic-dc3-completes-aviation-enthusiasts-plane-collection-ng-b88751633z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 This is the Macdonalds' DC3 in Taupo, New Zealand. Hamburger eaters and/or coffee drinkers can use the seats inside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 This is not the one on Waihi beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Yes, correct, that is not the one on Waihi beach. Middle of Taupo. Hadda a coffee and a hamancheeze toastie there at Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Just a fancy cooling fan , wasn't there when last I was. It's a must see if you are going past. Just a bit of the road. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3stie Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 It’s being/ been restored, a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Not much restoration done yet methinks----overalls too clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tire STOL Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 My play house when I was a kid was a Globe Swift fuselage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I made a rare aviation discovery recently, in the backwaters of a small country town in W.A. This was truly an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime find. It's a little-know fact that during an earlier period of low demand in the automotive industry, the well-known commercial truck builders, Vauxhall-Bedford, turned their hand to the construction of helicopters. The design criteria was that the machine was to be built utilising as many Vauxhall-Bedford truck components as possible. While sounding a bit outlandish, there was some degree of merit in the criteria. Of course, as this was during the Cold War period, the whole project was hush-hush, and these Vauxhall-Bedford helicopters were designed, built, and flown in secret, and few people have ever seen one. However, it appears at least one of these ultra-secret helicopters escaped destruction by the British MOD - and somehow, it was smuggled (under cover of darkness, obviously) to this rural location in W.A. Even now, visitors are discouraged from inspection of it, and it is difficult to spot it, unless you indulge in the cunning habits of the paparazzi. I did exactly this, and I hereby bring you a photo of this extremely rare machine. It is obvious that the machine has been abandoned in a great deal of hurry, as they left all the refuelling arrangements in place. It would be interesting to discover the reasons behind this sudden abandonment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 wow onetrack, is that for real? it looks like an april fool thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Ah, those clever British! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Some kind of sprinkling system I reckon. Pull the other LEG onetrack. Vauxhalls have flutes on the bonnet. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Don't be daft, Facthunter......you'd never hear flutes over the noise of them blades.......) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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