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Centaurus
16th Oct 2023, 11:47
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 (http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/picture.php?/Avro_707_WD280_at_the_home_of_Mr_Geoffrey_Mallet_Williamstow n_Victoria_NAA_via_the_Phantom/category/avro-707a)
Where is it now?

gerry111
16th Oct 2023, 11:50
Centaurus, I'm pretty sure it's now stored in the RAAF Museum at PCK though it's not currently on display.

thunderbird five
16th Oct 2023, 22:35
ADF Serials - Avro 707A (http://www.adf-serials.com.au/avro707.htm)

also google
avro 707 moves from williamstown home

HOVIS
16th Oct 2023, 23:06
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 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_in_Manchester), but has been transferred to the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boscombe_Down_Aviation_Collection&action=edit&redlink=1) at Old Sarum, while the other, WD280, is preserved in Australia at the RAAF Museum (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Museum) at Point Cook, Victoria (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Cook,_Victoria). Also in Great Britain is WZ744, the single 707C prototype, which was displayed at the RAF Museum (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Museum), Cosford near Wolverhampton (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_EAP).[17] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_707#cite_note-19)

cirrus32
16th Oct 2023, 23:12
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.

Old aeroplane geek
17th Oct 2023, 00:52
Centaurus,

Check your PM's

Mach1Muppet
17th Oct 2023, 21:53
Heard a rumour its in storage at PCK and very difficult to manage due to asbestos.