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Re: Derelict Beau's
Posted by John Parker on Fri Oct 10, 2003 12:36:26 AM
In reply top Derelict Beau's posted by Ian F on Thu Oct 09, 2003 07:33:47 PM
: Can anyone confirm the existence of derelict Beaufighters
: in Australia? If so, how many are there?
: Thanks
: Ian
Ian
Robert GREINERT who contributes to this site is probably the best expert on the remanants of the Beau in Australia and he could help fill you in on the disposition of the remaining parts. Suffice to say that over the past 3 decades much material has been collected and all of it has been incorporated into a number of projects either underway or will soon be so. Robert himself has /had a project. a Beau utilising Australian parts was put together for the USAF museum, there are parts of Australian Beaus incorporated in the Duxford machine and there are probably several other locations where parts are held as well as the substantially complete machines with Harold Thomas and the Moorabin museum example.
To sumerise all the machines are well loved and not aabandoned