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Posted by: Ron Cuskelly Apr 13 2023, 05:06 PM |
During a recent visit to Wanaka I photographed these Vampire wings and booms at the National Transport & Toy Museum. I couldn't access the serials on the booms and I could find no trace of a fuselage pod. I suspect that the aircraft is XA167 which was part of the collection of the AAM at Bankstown.![]() Bankstown 13OCT18 ![]() Wanaka 01APR23 Can anyone please confirm the identity and was there ever a pod at Bankstown? Regards Ron |
Posted by: Nicko Apr 13 2023, 07:42 PM |
Hi Ron. I can confirm that the ID of this aircraft is XA167 - based on the fuselage pod. I was an employee of HdH/Boeing Aerostructures Australia at Bankstown when the aircraft was removed from the pole in 2013 and dis-assembled, due to the closure of that facility. Attached is a photo when it was leaving B-Hangar, on its way to storage for the Bankstown Aviation Museum. It was stored in Steve Ferris's hangar for a time and then moved to the BAM hangar. And yes, when the collection was dispersed, it did go to NZ with other aircraft from that collection. A shame really. Cheers. |
Posted by: Nicko Apr 13 2023, 07:44 PM |
Ah, the photo now resized... |
Posted by: Nicko Apr 13 2023, 07:51 PM |
You can see some older info that I have on my website. You'll have to scroll down a bit... http://vhjet.com/home/vampires-2/ |
Posted by: Ron Cuskelly Apr 14 2023, 02:29 PM |
Thanks Nicko Do you know if the pod actually went to NZ? Regards Ron |
Posted by: Nicko Apr 14 2023, 08:22 PM |
That's a good point Ron. That I cannot confirm. I did see some photos someone had posted on airliners.net some time back. I don't remember all of the images I saw. I'll see if I can find them. |
Posted by: Ron Cuskelly Apr 15 2023, 04:40 PM |
Nicko One of posters on the WONZ forum has confirmed that he has sighted the pod at Wanaka. I gather it was with the wings but has been moved since he sighted it. Regards Ron |