Sabre
 

Being a rumour network, does anyone have a rumour or update on the Sabre that was a month ago only 2 weeks from flying in country Victoria?

Also, how many of these babies are flying in Australia, is it just the one at Temora?

The only one flying at the moment is the RAAF Sabre operated by Temora.

I have seen this one doing ground engine runs and also taxiing up and down the runway a couple of times, but that was a couple of months ago now. I have a video on my phone, but no idea how to post it, so bad luck.

I am wary of any specified dates with any resto project. Its close, but if there are still things to do, there can always be show stoppers, even if they are paper work ones.

This project is over 15 years in the process so a few more weeks or months will make little difference. Mr T has been very busy on this for some time.

And then there is the Dak..

HD

Actually Harley, the project is over 25 years in the making, but on slow burner for a lot of that.:ok:

Remember seeing one in a council shed some years ago in country SA, looked like all the bits were still there! Apparently the RAAF had loaned it to a local group but they had never been touched, just sitting idle in a shed at the back of the council depot!:eek:

The Dak is flying again.

Son reckons all that's required is paperwork.

Howie,

Any chance you can remember which council depot shed it was in? Even a vague region might be a lead. I'd like to investigate, just out of curiosity.

There used to be one in a shed at Narromine airfield, one of the sheds right beside the road on the way to town. Would have been maybe 5 years ago.

There was a Sabre at Camden some time ago - owned by Steve Starling ? ( unsure of name ) - is it one of those mentioned previously ?

Banksdown AC
 

May interest someone, the aircraft at Bankstown in 1956/7


Austerjib RSM
DH84 RSZ
DH85 RSL
RYANST ? WEB
AUSTER J5 RNA
CESSNA172REY
CESSNA180 REY ?
Lotsa DH82 AND DHCI, out of log book #1, then to PNG via Albian Park
Bill Sherwood.

Narromine Sabre
Photos: Commonwealth CA-27 Sabre Mk30 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

E99,

You forgot Mustangs in Fawcett hangar, BOY and WAS. At least I think those were the regos, a long time ago now!!

Then there was DH82 FBX.

Sid Marshall had DC2 CDZ, Lockheed 10b ? and Anson ASM.

I think Ryan ST22 AGR came on the scene about then. I can't remember the Fairchild rego.

Fawcett (Illawarra) had a bunch of Auster J1Bs too.

Sorry for the thread drift! Yes, I know, a mis-spent youth.