red750 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Not the one I accidentally happened upon when researching. I didn't know we had had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I think we had some spitfires that were not really up to tropical ops ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 If not identified by tomorrow morning, I will post the answer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Wuzzit a Fighter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Either the Gladiator or the Defiant. I will go with the Bolton Paul Defiant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Didn't know we had the Defiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I take it served overseas not in Oz and the Pacific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 New Guinea and as far as Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) The RAAF aircraft that was not wanted nor ordered was the Douglas Boston bomber, a variant of the A-20 Havoc. Australia had a total of 69 Bostons, operated by No. 22 Sqdn. It had the Serial No. prefix A28. The details of how we came to acquire this aircraft can be found at Douglas Boston. Edited May 27, 2020 by red750 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 You would think a Boston would have carried more and been a better machine for maritime work than Vengence or Wirraway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Be nice if there was one at HARS. Douglas built good airframes then. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 There is a couple in Oz I think, Murray Griffith did one for the AWM and I'm sure there was another as well. Maybe that other one might have gone back to PNG as a deal for the AWM one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 There is more information here - RAAF Museum, and from Wikipedia_ Australia On display A-20G 42-86786 - RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre Queensland. To be held at Amberley until facility to hold aircraft is built at Papua New Guinea National Museum in Port Moresby.[2] Boston III RAAF A28-8, RAAF Sqn Code DU-J, RAF s/n AL907 - RAAF Museum, RAAF Base Point Cook in Victoria.[3] Under restoration A-20G 42-86615 - under restoration at the RAAF Museum, RAAF Wagga in New South Wales.[4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Big clue for some. Seen at Bankstown today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 That one an ex fire bomber, is an A26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Thanks SP, but i'm still not much better off. I Googled it, but could not see what it was a conversion from. It's sure gonna need a big resto job if it's ever going to be operational again. Probably accruing a decent amount just being parked there. Looking forward to seeing the Catalina VH CAT operational again, if i'm around that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Douglas A26 Invader, they used quite a few as Firebombers in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 One of those starred in a movie about firebombers, Allways I think it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm better informed now. Many thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Odd one this bird!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 F+W C-3605 I always thought these were a Pilatus till I looked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Yeah it's an odd ball?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 How bout thus one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It’s like tweety bird if he was an aeroplane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Cessna!!!! Finally the answer IS Cessna ? AT-17 bobcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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