You will pass this aircraft on your way to the Heritage Centre, but visitors are not to stop or inspect without permission. It was the first Australian built Canberra, first flew. A84-201Ĭanberra A84-201 is on Gate Guard duty at the old Amberley gate and memorial garden. nickname Fearless Frank while commanding HMA ships Perth (I) and Canberra (I) during WWII. It was converted to an aircrew trainer in 1959, with a second instructor pilot seat in the cockpit. As you were: A warning to return to your original position. A84-125 was British built and allocated to the RAAF on 16 March 1951.
A84-125Ī84-125 is also on display at the heritage centre. While still on public display, visitors can see the work being undertaken to complete the restoration. Having completed external restoration in 2013, A84-242 has now taken its place in the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre Display Hangar as a fine dedication to the personnel who flew and maintained this aircraft during its active RAAF service.Ī84-242 is now undergoing further restoration of the aircraft internals to return it to its Vietnam era livery. The pilots seat, in the 'fighter canopied types, was moved back and higher up on an extension of what had been the Navs seat rail, against the pressure bulkhead, in the 'goldfish bowl' canopied bombers. In December 2007 A84-242 was allocated to the Amberley Restoration Hangar. The pilots position varied from the normal 'B' types to that in the T.4 and in the B (I).8 and PR.9. Though the Canberras cockpit was pressurized, both Mike Randrup and Walter Shirley wore pressure suits in case of emergency.
It returned home to RAAF Amberley on 4 June 1971.įrom 12 August the aircraft was used as a fire fighting training aid, sprayed with foam but fortunately not set alight. The aircraft departed from Butterworth Air Base and arrived at Phan Rang Air Base on 19 April 1967. The aircraft served with No.2 Squadron in the Malayan Emergency and took part in the first jet bombing mission of the emergency on 3 September 1958.Ī84-242 again served with 2SQN, this time in Vietnam as part of the US Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. The first flight of A84-242 took place on 6 June 1957 with delivery to the RAAF on 16 August 1957.
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