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Old 16th Oct 2023, 11:47
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Avro 707 whereabouts

The following link is to the Avro707 which many years ago was in the backyard of a house in Williamstown, Melbourne. It was in pristine condition when I visited the aircraft in the 1960's.Avro 707 WD280 at the home of Mr Geoffrey Mallet Williamstown Victoria NAA via the Phantom | ADF Serials
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Old 16th Oct 2023, 11:50
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Centaurus, I'm pretty sure it's now stored in the RAAF Museum at PCK though it's not currently on display.
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ADF Serials - Avro 707A

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avro 707 moves from williamstown home
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According to Wiki....

No Avro 707s are presently airworthy. Both examples of the 707A variant survive. One, WZ736, was preserved in Great Britain at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, but has been transferred to the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum, while the other, WD280, is preserved in Australia at the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Victoria. Also in Great Britain is WZ744, the single 707C prototype, which was displayed at the RAF Museum, Cosford near Wolverhampton and is currently stored out of public view with its space in the museum's Test Flight hall taken by the British Aerospace EAP.[17]
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It was still in pretty good nick when I knocked on the door as a young engineering student in the early '90's for a look.
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Heard a rumour its in storage at PCK and very difficult to manage due to asbestos.
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