Classic Jets Museum, Adelaide.

[corsair67]

Another museum I managed to have a look around was the Classic Jets collection at Parafield Airport.

Here are some photos I took while there. The P-38 is huge - and as a consequence it is virtually impossible to get the whole thing in a photo while it's in the hangar!

Unfortunately, their Mirage (A3-16) is away being restored at the moment, and the Airacobra fuselage was out at RAAF Edinburgh on the day I visited.









P-38H Lightning:






















CAC Sabre cockpit:







Sabre's gun bay and gun port:










Sea Venom and RR Avon engine:




Sea Venom cockpit:




Mirage cockpit section:




P-39 Airacobra wings under restoration:

[flyjoe180]

Great photos Craig, what a marvellous looking museum

[corsair67]

Thanks Joe!

Unfortunately the P-38 will never fly again, but it is nice to see one in all its glory.

[flyjoe180]

A shame yes, but it will be preserved for everyone to see forever. The P38 must be one of the rarest warbirds around.

[Dave Homewood]

I never knew there was a complete P-38 on display in Oz. Do any of the jets fly? Great photos!

[corsair67]

From what I understand, none of the jets are airworthy either; althought they do all appear to be pretty much complete otherwise.

[skyhawkdon]

Nice collection Craig... I wonder if they would like a Skyhawk to add to it! Is it a private collection?

[corsair67]

Yes, I believe it is a private collection. It was founded by a local businessman, Bob Jarrett.

I'm sure they'd love a Skyhawk! ;D

[flyinkiwi]

Apologies for the thread necro, but I paid the adjacent restoration hangar a visit when I was in Adelaide last week. The F4U-1 Corsair is in one piece with the engine & prop only recently mounted, and is very close to being ready for display, just needing a couple of external panels painted and reattached. I was chatting with one of the volunteers and he said it will never fly again in Australia because it was languishing under water for so long, but if a wealthy American were to buy it and export it back to the states then anything is possible. He allowed me to take photos of the cockpit but I see there are some available online and they are pretty much identical. The P-39 fuselage is still sitting there awaiting it's turn for some love.