Tag: Aircraft
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Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21
Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 In January 1943 the Australian Government decided to commence production of the Bristol Beaufighter under the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) organisation at Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, Victoria from 1944. Design changes included the use of Hercules VII or XVIII engines and the replacement of the wing mounted 0.303 inch machine guns… Read more
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Flying Doctor Visitor Experience Dubbo
Flying Doctor Visitor Experience How to Get There Located at Dubbo Airport, just a ten minute drive from town, the Flying Doctor Visitor Experience is easy to get to. From the entrance to the airport, simply follow the signs to the visitor centre, where a large car park allows easy parking. Flying Doctor Visitor Experience… Read more
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Vickers Windsor
Vickers Windsor The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands. Only three examples (the original Type 447 plus successive prototypes known as Type 457 and Type 461) were built. This was due to refinements in the existing Lancaster… Read more