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I would like to clarify the current situation following the coverage
within Australian magazine 'Flightpath" in its recent edition and
subsequent conjecture by confirming publicly the Avro Lincoln RF342
and Lancaster fuselage etc KB976/KB994 have been purchased privately
and are being shipped Downunder from England.
This purchase is a private purchase by myself and a fellow Aviation Enthusiast, it is not being purchased by the Avro Bomber Preservation Association or through its earlier public donations, I am the Chairman of that Association and it has returned all of its donated funds and is likely to be closed down within the current financial year as its refund cheques are cleared. I still intend the Lincoln to be eventually donated to a local Australian Museum and at this stage still intend that to be the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport, as proposed by the ABPA when it was established, however, despite the fact that I am the current Secretary of that Museum they are not at this time involved in this purchase or recovery. The ABPA intended for the Lancaster fuselage to be donated to the RAAF Museum, however the private purchase arrangements are likely to see the fuselage donated to a museum closely associated with my fellow Aviation Enthusiast, for eventual display as a completed fuselage, he will choose the appropriate time to provide more details of that. We collectively are now seeking any leads on Lincoln and Lancaster parts to fit out the airframes internally and externally, specifically any cockpit parts and turrets / turret cupolas or parts for both the Lincoln and Lancaster. All assistance gratefully appreciated. (Thanks to those who did donate to the APBA fund raising, I would recommend anyone wishing to donate financially to the Lincoln project consider sending cheques to the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group at PO Box 242 MENTONE 3194) Regards Mark Pilkington email mark_pilkington@hotmail.com Further details on the project are now available at http://aarg.com.au/Lincoln.htm
"Avro Bomber Preservation Association"
Our
Association had been negotiating in late 2005 for the purchase of the
dis-assembled Avro Lincoln RF342, and remains of Cockpit etc of Avro
Lancaster KB976/994 Ex-Sandtoft in the UK, and calling for donations for
that purpose, and we wish to thank those who donated for their donation
and earlier support.
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