Biggest DC-3 Dak auction ever dowm under tomorrow

[flyingheritage]

Tomorrow history is made as 6 DC-3 are sold off.... this shouldnt of ever happened but times are tough and have been for a while sadly.

Hopefully some will refly and others all make museums or collections.

Sad risk is some might if not sold go to scrap.

Here a hopin.

http://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/auct ... FYQ#VDSWPY

[flyingheritage]

http://www.pprune.org/d-g-general-aviat ... today.html

Maybe a interesting outcome.. nothing sold so ... try again i guess

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... ht=#277056

[Mark_Pilkington]

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I understand there were only @4 people bidding, the aircraft all received bids but all of the highest bids were rejected, the highest bidders are now able to negotiate with the seller for a direct purchase, if a price can be agreed.

regards

Mark Pilkington

Last edited by Mark_Pilkington on Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:39 am, edited 1 time in total.

[Nathan]

http://www.pprune.org/d-g-general-aviation-questions/367302-dc-3s-auctioned-today.html

Maybe a interesting outcome.. nothing sold so ... try again i guess

i thought you were going to buy one? We need pics.

[bootlegger]

I cant imagine there are too many buyers who want to also deal with moving them.

[mrhenniger]

Does anyone know if all of these C-47s are located here...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Australian Aviation Museum

Mike

[baldrick]

Hi Mike, they are or were located there. The Australian Aviation Museum is in the process of relocating from Bankstown Airport to Camden Aiport. Bankstown is now privately owned and the owners are putting pressure (jacking up their rent) on their tenants to leave.

[Mark_Pilkington]

Mike,

the majority are at that site, I believe one is located at a rural airfield at Warnervale, while another is located at Essendon in Victoria where it was undergoing overhaul.

regards

Mark Pilkington

[bootlegger]

I drove past the DC3's at Bankstown today. They are looking pretty sad. I also stopped in the other day and saw the Catalina on the other side of the airport. I know it had an epic flight to get here. Will it end up at The old base at Rathmines or will it go to Hars? It to looks pretty tired

[Mark_Pilkington]

I drove past the DC3's at Bankstown today. They are looking pretty sad. I also stopped in the other day and saw the Catalina on the other side of the airport. I know it had an epic flight to get here. Will it end up at The old base at Rathmines or will it go to Hars? It to looks pretty tired

The DC-3's all passed in at auction, and at least didnt fall into the hands of the scrappies, and hopefully at least 3 or 4 will get to live & fly another day.

Tthe PBY VH-CAT has only recently arrived and is owned by a seperate group to HARS, that is working with the Lake MacQuarie community to have it based at Rathmines and form the basis of a museum to the seaplane operations there.

http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:vjOC_cXrdSAJ:www.catalinaflying.org.au/documents/Press%2520Release%2520-%2520Ferry%2520Flight%2520of%2520N160AT%2520-%2520Darwin%2520to%2520Bankstown.pdf+PBY+VH-CAT+Rathmines&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au

The Catalina Flying Memorial Ltd was originally founded by members of theSeaplane Pilots Association of Australia with the original intention of buying, restoring and operating a PBY Catalina aircraft for the benefit of the CatalinaAssociation of NSW and the Catalina Aircrew Group.

The Memorial is also supported by the Sunderland Association and the RAAF Maritime Squadrons. It is theMemorial‟s intention to maintain and operate this „Cat‟ in its original configuration.

The aircraft will eventually be based at Rathmines on the shores of Lake MacquarieNSW. Formed in 1939, the RAAF Station at Rathmines became one of the major flying boat bases for the RAAF during World War II, and housed all RAAF Catalinasquadrons at various stages during the war. Following World War II, Rathmines wasused as a training base, and the Officers' Training School formed there in 1950.

The site is now heritage listed and an application for funds has been submitted for the construction of a hangar-style building for use as a museum.VH-CAT will become the second flying Catalina in Australia, but the first to beoperated from both land and water. The other flying Cat is operated by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society based at Albion Park, NSW, but currently operates as aland plane only.

After a bit of work, including the removal of the water tanks used for fire fighting and some polishing up, the new-look VH-CAT will be ready to serve our community, not only as a flying memorial to the RAAF Catalina and other flying boat crews, but also as a “living” example from a by-gone era that will help educate present and futuregenerations. They will experience first hand what was perhaps the most romantic and graceful aspect of aviation history – the flying boat era. It is aimed to fit the aircraft out with seating to enable paying passengers to enjoy the thrill of flying boat travel. Short scenic flights, as well as longer journeys taking in some or all the cities and towns that played host to the RAAF Catalina squadrons during World War 2 are just a few of the itineraries being considered.

regards

Mark Pilkington