Hi Jason, Channel Seven used to have a museum of their own. It included the Gull, Tiger Moth, Wirraway, two Vampires and a Canberra Bomber. They closed down the museum many years ago and the Gull was offered to Bullcreek on loan.
Regards Don. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason and Jemima Armistead Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 7:47 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum Don Do we dare to ask why Channel 7 Perth owns a glider ? Just curious Jason At 09:43 PM 25/07/2005, you wrote: >G'day all, > >The Gull that is in the museum is owned by my employer (Channel Seven >Perth). If anybody is interested in getting hold of the Gull I may be able >to assist. > >Regards >Don Woodward >President Beverley Soaring Society & >Cameraman Channel Seven Perth. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patching >Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 6:25 PM >To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum > >John and Redmond, >Bull Creek does have the Gull 1 and the Kingy. The glider that you think is >strutted could be the Grunau 2 ex syndicate in WA who were going to donate >the glider to the AGM and for some reason it just went to Bull Creek. From >what I have been told there was some thought in the gliders at Bull creek >being moved to the AGM once they have a site. We can only hope this will >happen. John your old skylark, and my dads, has dissappeared. The rego is >now on a H-36 Dimona, somewhat ironically with a VMFG member, given the >history of the original GFG. >It would be good to find the remains of GFG, I understand it was together, >and was to be restored but it just didn't happen. > >Cheers >Ian Patching >KPST >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ashford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:55 PM >Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum > > > > My old aircraft a Skylark II GFG is supposedly over there somewhere with > > the > > tail cut off. I believe it was sold to the airforce cadets. I'd be > > interested to know what happened to it if you see it. > > Regards > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinn > > Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 7:24 PM > > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum > > > > I wandered thro the Bull Creek museum on Saturday. > > > > ES57 Kingfisher GRE is suspended from the roof of the main civil aviation > > display space. > > > > I didn't see it on Saturday, however I have previously seen a Slingsby > > Gull > > in the museum. Their literature still talks of this aircraft. I remember > > it had Sydney University or some such label on it. > > > > There is also another glider awaiting restoration. It is in pretty ragged > > condition. I didn't recognise the type, however it was a single seater, > > wood/fabric, high wing, strutted machine. > > > > The Bull Creek museum is run by the Air Force Association. It is well > > worth > > a visit. The civil aviation section is slightly WA oriented. The > > military > > section includes Vampire, Spitfire, Lancaster, Dakota, Neptune and Macchi. > > > > There are moves afoot to move the museum from Bull Creek (south of town) > > to > > Whitemans (north of town). Apparently the museum will be shut down for 6 > > months during the move. > > > > Redmond > > > > ***************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Allan Armistead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 2:04 > > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum > > > > > > My power-flying son has seen some reference to a couple of gliders in a > > museum in WA, and wondered if I knew anything about them. I don't but I'm > > sure someone here can help. The description he gave me was; > > > > "A topic on a message board I read asked about the identity of 2 gliders > > at > > Bull Creek Aviation Heritage Museum in Perth, WA. Apparently one is brown > > and white and marked with 'RE'. The other was thought to be a Slingsby > > Gull > > with blue/white wings." > > > > Any takers... > > > > Allan Armistead > > ph (02) 6249 6470, fax (02) 6249 6555, mobile 0413 013 911 > > PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia > > > > "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes > > turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always will be." > > Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.4/57 - Release Date: 22/07/2005 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >[email protected] >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >[email protected] >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
