Warbird Information Exchange

"Some may know that Peter Starr of Discovery Air tours (DNA) are not in business anymore and many of his DC-3 fleet are stored at the Australian Aviation Museum- Bankstown airport. One is to stay as a static display for the Museum while the others are going up for auction at Port Macquarie - 25th March.

I'm told there is NO reserve price. Being a charity run by volunteers the Museum cannot afford to save them. At least three DC-3's may be auctioned off as scrap metal !

Thats right, three historic DC-3s cut up as scrap metal. To terrible to think about it but thats what may happen. One of them is a D-day veteran. I hope other Museums and historic aircraft fans will buy them.

If anyone here can spread the word to help save them please do so.... I would hate to see them go to a scrap metal yard to be chopped up for their metal value. It's not looking good for them. As a historic aircraft fan I find this news most upsetting that a piece of history can be chopped up for scrap metal.

... if anyone can help. Please spread the word. This must not happen. They need to go to a Museum, a collector or to be put back into the air."

Im putting $15,000 towards one.

http://www.dc3.com.au/main.php?do=home&action=home

Discovery Air Tours
PO box 1082
Gosford 2250

PHONE: AUSTRALIA: + 02 9791 9900
PHONE: INTERNATIONAL: + 61 2 9791 9900


Fax + 61 2 9791 9285

email: res@dc3.com.au

You go FlyingHeritage. Heck why stop with one for that kind of money you can get all three, then maybe you won't have so much free time on your hands to keep mucking up this site.

Your comment offends all warbirders who save airframes from destruction.