Online Vintage and Warbird Auction - Archerfield
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Online Vintage and Warbird Auction - Archerfield
Apparently seized by the Commonwealth under the Proceeds of Crime Legislation, along with 4 hangars, 2 houses and a Mercedes Benz.
Vintage and Warbird Auction Archerfield
Online bidding only: starts 9am 5th May AEST and ends 5pm 30th May
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth VH-WEM
1993 YAK-3M VH-YZK
1983 YAK 50 VH-YAX
1944 North American T6 (SNJ-5) VH-USN
1985 YAK-50 VH-YAY
It's been reported that 10 aircraft were seized including a Decathalon and a Sea Fury, but only five are listed. The Sea Fury would be the prize I'd guess.
Vintage and Warbird Auction Archerfield
Online bidding only: starts 9am 5th May AEST and ends 5pm 30th May
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth VH-WEM
1993 YAK-3M VH-YZK
1983 YAK 50 VH-YAX
1944 North American T6 (SNJ-5) VH-USN
1985 YAK-50 VH-YAY
It's been reported that 10 aircraft were seized including a Decathalon and a Sea Fury, but only five are listed. The Sea Fury would be the prize I'd guess.
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Wow - that's taken a long while to come to market, guess it was held up in the courts. I thought all of this finalised maybe 8 years ago.
Sounds like it's the collection formerly owned by Steve Hart. He ran a large accounting practice that did a lot of dodgy tax work. Cost the ATO > $200m.
He battled the gov for years, but eventually, as the song goes "... I fought the law and the law won ...".
Interesting thing if that all of these aviation assets had been put into an "aviation museum" trust, but I guess the courts saw thru this and grabbed the lot.
In the end I think Steve got done for peripheral charges like insurance fraud. He was 4 years into a 5 year sentence when the gov came back with more charges - which is a sign the gov is really out to get you!
Sounds like it's the collection formerly owned by Steve Hart. He ran a large accounting practice that did a lot of dodgy tax work. Cost the ATO > $200m.
He battled the gov for years, but eventually, as the song goes "... I fought the law and the law won ...".
Interesting thing if that all of these aviation assets had been put into an "aviation museum" trust, but I guess the courts saw thru this and grabbed the lot.
In the end I think Steve got done for peripheral charges like insurance fraud. He was 4 years into a 5 year sentence when the gov came back with more charges - which is a sign the gov is really out to get you!
Hmmm... so we might get an inline Yak 3 and a Seafury back in Oz sky's. Something to compete against that worlds fastest 'round' Yak.....
..So when do the air races start.....
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..So when do the air races start.....
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My 'money' says that they will go 'o/seas'......
Our 'beloved' regulator would not / could not have them running around here in OZ.......Oh No.....
We will see..... I am happy to be totally wrong!!
'Kiwiland' would be nice...at least we can go and visit....and 'drool' over....
No cheerrsss....
Our 'beloved' regulator would not / could not have them running around here in OZ.......Oh No.....
We will see..... I am happy to be totally wrong!!
'Kiwiland' would be nice...at least we can go and visit....and 'drool' over....
No cheerrsss....
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DH82 - $69,000
Yak #16 - $32,500
Yak #17 - $20,000
Yak 3M - $335,000
T6 - $120,000
Yak #16 - $32,500
Yak #17 - $20,000
Yak 3M - $335,000
T6 - $120,000
