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8 FLYPAST September 2018

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NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE

Restoration work begins on Sywell Hunter

Following its recent appeal for books,

magazines and model kits, Sywell

Aviation Museum has raised suffi cient

funds to begin refurbishing Hawker

Hunter F.2 WN904.

It has already reinstalled the

ejection seat, and carried out

remedial work on external surfaces

in preparation for a new coat of

paint. The Hunter is to be returned

to the colours and Q-for-Queenie

codes it wore with 257 Squadron in

1954. The museum thanks FlyPast
      readers for their support, and
      continues to welcome donations of
      the above items to help it complete
      the project.
      http://www.sywellaviationmuseum.org.uk
      BEN BROWN

Hawker Hunter F.2 WN904 awaiting new

colours at Sywell. BEN BROWN

Thunderbolt replica joins

Normandy museum

A replica of a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt has been put on display outside the Normandy

Victory Museum in northern France. It represents an aircraft of the USAAF’s 50th Fighter

Group, a unit temporarily based at Carentan’s A-10 airfi eld following D-Day. The museum is

built on the site of the former base. http://www.normandy-victory-museum.com MALCOLM V LOWE

HRH Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex attended the opening ceremony of the new-look

RAF Museum in Hendon on June 29. The attraction’s CEO Maggie Appleton said: “It was an

honour to have The Earl of Wessex open our transformed London site. Our new exhibitions

not only explore the RAF’s extraordinary history, but also give visitors the opportunity to

look ahead into the future of the service.” Also see pages 48-51. RAFM

Royal opening for revamped

RAF Museum

Two Commonwealth Aircraft Company-

built CA-27 Sabres are being restored

to static display condition by Aero

Trader at Chino, California.

Both jets were sourced from

Indonesia, and while their exact

identities were not immediately

apparent, careful sanding of the

paintwork on one has revealed its

original Australian fuselage roundel.

They are likely to be displayed at

aviation museums outside of the US.

http://www.aerotrader.net

FRANK B MORMILLO

Australian Sabres being

refurbished in

the US

One of the CAC-built Sabres at Chino recently.

FRANK B MORMILLO

Hiller UH-12E Raven AE-358 has recently

been transferred to a technical school

in Argentina where it will be used as an

instructional airframe. The helicopter was

operated as a trainer by the Argentine

Army from 1980. The fl eet was retired in

November 2013 and the type replaced by

Bell JetRanger IIIs. ESTEBAN BREA

Recently restored Beechcraft 56TC Turbo

Baron FACh 471/A-2 was unveiled at Chile’s

Museo Nacional Aeronáutico on July 6. The

aircraft was operated in the 1970s by the

DGAC, the nation’s civil aviation authority.

The Santiago attraction’s resprayed

Northrop F-5E Tiger II FACh 811 was also

revealed at the ceremony. ÁLVARO ROMERO