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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 31, 2007 12:04:22 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2007 16:46:19 GMT 12
someon'e outbid me on it.... hope its no - one from around here  |
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 31, 2007 16:52:02 GMT 12
Well with a name like "spankee" I hope they're not from this site! ;D Bruce, what are you going to do with a Devon cockpit anyway?  |
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2007 17:53:23 GMT 12
Would be fun to restore (possibly make "live") as a project once the Adventurer is finished....  |
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Post by Damon on Jul 31, 2007 20:27:08 GMT 12
NZ1809 History.
Signals trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 29,128 pounds 9 shillings and 6 pence. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew departing on 01 April 1952 and arriving in New Zealand on 13 April. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 27 April 1952. Badly damaged in heavy night landing at Wigram following flight from Woodbourne 19 June 1958. Moved to Woodbourne for repair but was converted to instructional airframe INST179 on 15 December 1958 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne. Nose section and cockpit stored at Wigram with RNZAF Museum.
Bruce would you like some help with the Devon.Send me a e.mail if you would like some assistance in getting a worth while project.
Damon
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2007 20:45:20 GMT 12
We'll just have to see how the bidding runs in the next few days...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2007 23:00:47 GMT 12
That price went up with a bump from the original $30!
If it was at the RNZAF Museum, I wonder when it left there (assumig it did since the seller is Auckland-based).
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Post by twilight on Aug 7, 2007 7:32:21 GMT 12
It went for $685.
Probably worth it, as it seems to be the rare open-cockpit version!
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Post by Bruce on Aug 7, 2007 9:41:25 GMT 12
I suspect it will be moving to the Brodie collection at Rangitata Island looking at the sucessful bidder....
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