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Re: Pic of what was Barry Coran's spitfire...

Posted by John Parker on Thu Jul 17, 2003 04:14:21 AM

In reply top Re: Pic of what was Barry Coran's spitfire... posted by PeterA on Thu Jul 17, 2003 03:43:34 AM

: I would like to concurr John Parker's post. A really great
: achievement. I have known Barry for more than thirty year
: s and have visited the project a number of times since 198
: 7. Although as yet unreported, the aircraft has sold and i
: s now at the aero industry school at Brisbane joining the
: crash remains of TE566 from South Africa. Over the long te
: rm there is now the prospect of one or even both of these
: aircraft returning to the air.
: Although configured externally as a MK VIII masquerading i
: n 'Brit' BoB camouflage, the forward fuselage is actually
: a Mk V machine recovered from Kiriwina Island in 1977. Ext
: ensive research of the 79 Sqd RAAF records indicate beyond
: reasonable doubt that the machine is LZ844. Recent confir
: mation period photos of it, dismantled at the No. 12 Repai
: r and Salavage Unit after recovery on Kiriwina, add furthe
: r proof.

Peter

Thanks for the update

Really funny thing is that I live in Brisbane!!!!!!! - so I guess I dropped the ball big time here. Do you happen to know which aero industry school as there are a couple of possabilities. I will try to have a look and keep us all appraised as progress is made assuming the owners don't mind. I am obviously very pleased for Barry especially as I assume it will stay here in Australia? and he will get to see it fly one day. As an aside a CAC Sabre is also now resident in Brisbane with the company who is building the new Tiger helecopters for the Australian Army. The Sabre will fly and I will try to keep updates on line for WIX on this as I think it will look pretty special when complete even if it is a Jet.

Thanks again Peter

Kindest regards
John P
:
: : : Just wondering if anyone knows a link to a pic of the
: re
: : bu
: : : ilt machine of Barry Coran's which sold at Point Cook
: a
: : wh
: : : ile back. Many thanks.
: : :
: : : Tom ;)
: :
: : Hi Tom Try this site it has a shot of barry's machine at
: A
: : valon the day it was auctioned. As an aside Barry is a r
: ea
: : lly great guy and although this machine is a composite a
: nd
: : is thus a little compromised, as are most static machin
: es
: : built by people with limited resources, it still repres
: en
: : ts a fantastic achievement by a very sincere and dedicat
: ed
: : man and we should value that a lot. I wish Barry all th
: e
: : best as he tries to find a new home for his machine and
: th
: : ank him for preserving it
: :
: : Regards
: : John Parker
: : http://www.mcherron.com/

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