After 2 years of negotiation between VVAA Representatives and the US Army, the Huey Cobra has landed in Melbourne. The exercise needed the support of our local Member, Mr. Greg Hunt, to ‘clear the way ‘ through the Customs and GST minefield. The helicopter, valued at $7.9 million is complete with full armaments and was brought to Museum standard while ensuring that no weaponry could ever be reactivated. The Museum paid for the helicopter to be ‘brought to museum standard’. This meant in part that the weaponry was rendered innocuous and various structural members were weakened to ensure that the craft would never fly again. Fortunately the alterations are not apparent to the display, and while there are two other Cobras in Australia, this is the only one with full armament. A heavily armed ground attack helicopter with single Lycoming T53-L-13 turbine engineused by the U.S. Army in Vietnam to support Australian & U.S. army ground operations. In addition to the M197 three barrelled 20mm Gatling gun, it carried eight anti-armour missiles and forty eight 2.75mm unguided air to ground rockets. This particular aircraft served in Vietnam from 1968 until 1971 and was damaged twice in combat. The aircraft is currently finished in a low visibility all-over mid green which includes the full US Army insignia and carries the Serial No. 69-15092helicopters, bell, weaponry, cobra, us military equipment, gunship

Created to supply training and recognition of friendly/enemy aircraftExpanded the skills of recognition for aircrew and ground crew and defence activitiesSmall bakelite North American "0-47A"North American "0-47A" E9-2327 D^D D/LtdC

Data plate off a Second World War Japanese aircraftRectangular black and silver aluminium plate with a cardboard tag attached by stringThe plate has Japanese characters and numbers stamped on it. The cardboard tag has the following: Jap Zero Easter Friday 1943. shot down by Spitfire at Fenton NT crashed from 32,000ft, 2 Japs killed. Further writing is illegible.world war two, world war 2, ww2, ww11, japanese aircraft

A flight of two Australian Hercules transport aircraft flying over Sydney.R.A.A.F Hercules transport over Sydney. A flight of two Planes.On front of picture is a title "R.A.A.F. Hercules transports over Sydney." Photographer : Bruce Adamsaustralian hercules transport aircraft flying over sydney.

Item was found at a Japanese aircraft crash site on Nauru Island 1975Indicate Japanese manufacturing level during WW11. The porcelain head on the valve is unusual and difficult to match to steel.Valve fitted with spring and porcelain valve head.Slight bend in valve stem due to impact damage.None

Published post Second World War in March 1947. For commercial aircraft water injection, commercial aircraft, pratt and whitney, 1947

Historical Details: . Description: Manufactured at Government Aircraft Factory (G.A.F.) in 1955 and the first flight was taken on 28/10/1955. The aircraft was grounded on 9/12/55 as a precaution due to faulty material discovered in a portion of the mainplane. It was delivered on 24/4/195. Level of Importance: canberra, a84-226

HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy. Operating from 1955 until 1982, she was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier to serve in the RAN. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships in peacetime collisions.Melbourne never fired a shot in anger during her career, having only peripheral, non-combat roles in relation to the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation and the Vietnam War.Rectangular in shape Fibreboard mounted print of HMAS Melbourne.australian aircraft carrier, hmas, lara r.s.l., hmas melbourne

Application of Light Aircraft to Royal Australian Survey Corps Survey Operations - MAJ LB Sprenger (RASvy) 1957. This is a report to determine if light aircraft was suitable and financially beneficial for use in Royal Australian Survey Corps Survey Operations. The results were so successful that funds were made available to RASvy for operation of light aircraft for survey purposes in the financial year 1958/59. For a number of years the US and Canadian Armies had made significant use of helicopters for survey purposes, this is the Australian experience. RASvy extensively used light aircraft for survey operations following this experience. MAJ LB Sprenger was later promoted and as LtCol LB Sprenger MBE he was the Commanding Officer of the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in 1969/70 and passed away during that appointment.A 23 x Foolscap page report of typed text, held together by staples and an ARNOS fastenerroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

The largest ever firefighting aircraft fleet will be rolled out in Victoria, ahead of growing bushfire warnings.News article 1 page, black text.firefighting, aircraft, bushfires, bushfire management

Second world war armament. Focusing on aircraft that utilized gun turrets, machine guns and cannons. world war two, world war two aircraft, aircraft, aircraft armament