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Old 24-04-12, 11:54
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Originally Posted by Dianaa View Post
I seem to remember that the wing spar was retrieved from a swamp in New Guinea with the assistance of the RAAF, and at one stage there was a hope of making it airworthy but after an incident where the airframe was dropped the restoration is continuing as a static display museum piece.
There was never going to be an attempt to make it airworthy. The cost was always against them. The objective was to make it taxi with all engines running. Not sure where though. No where to take it from where it is housed.
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