old airplanes out on the farm

A bloke I used to work with for many years,
still goes shooting on a farm with a few sheds of stuff
that would be worth a fortune., amongst every thing
there is a brand new Rolls Royce Merlin engine
all wrapped up on a pallet, , with all the dyno specs...
where it had been test run ready for slotting
into a Spitfire.
The old fella would rather die than get rid of anything..
.......................Billy....................

...great info BillyP .. Now all we need is his phone number and address so the stampede can occur while we're all watching and drinking beer !!

Tec,
You some times wonder what happens to
this stuff when the relevant people pass on.
The old blokes father apparently was a bit
of a collector..
...................Billy..................

Not quiet a farm find, a post in the "where am I thread" reminded of this radial that is part of what remains of a plane that crashed at Mt Torbreck in Victoria
http://www.4wdaction.com.au/_phpBB/download/file.php?id=97371&t=1

...Interesting wreckage dno...I'm genuinely surprised these remains are still out there in the bush, and especially being a (one of two ?) radial...she must've crashed years ago ...

70 odd years ago.
More info here. monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/disaster...nson-aeroplane-crash

One of my mechanics has a radial in his shed, I'll try to get a pic and some info when I remember.

Thanks dno...an amazing tribute to those fallen airmen.....

Here's a link to another local crash site.
CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY
AT MOUNT DISAPPOINTMENT
6 MILES NORTH OF WHITTLESEA, VIC
ON 21 JULY 1953
www.ozatwar.com/vic20.htm

Lots of interesting reading here, you can click on the light blue dates and read about the incident.
www.ozatwar.com/crashvic.htm

Spotted this recently in a mans front yard
DC3.....VH BPN



Here it is in operational form ( Courtesy of flicker)


....................Billy........................

I was heading to Bundaberg around this time last year when cops coming the other way pushed everyone to the side of the road, then comes the wide load, first a semi with the 2 wings on then a DC3, bugger me if I had known what was coming I would have had the camera out.
never forget the first flight on one, going to a juniot farmers camp with the school, out near Goodooga.
Bit turbulent, we all thought the wings were meant to move up and down in a flapping motion, 'cause they sure did a lot of it !!
Some amazing history in these old planes