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Australian National Aviation Museum
Australian Aircraft Restoration Group
Australian National Aviation Museum @ Moorabbin

Located at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne, Australia, the ANAM owns a number of unique aircraft, including one of the very few surviving Australian built Beaufighter Mk.21 aircraft.

Photography:

Fuji S5600, Fuji HS10 digital superzoom.
M645/1000S / Sekor 80mm f2.8, Noritsu QSS scanner.
Pentax SF7 / Pentax F Zoom 1:3.4-4.5 35-70mm, Nikon 5000ED scanner.

Photographs - © 1989, 2006, 2010 Carlo Kopp


DAP Beaufighter Mk.21 A8-328












Images above and below photographed in 1989, prior to the hangaring of the Beaufighter. During this period the engines were occasionally run.
Note the original unit markings (M645/1000S with Kodak Gold 100).







Beaufighter Mk.21 in 2010 (Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).



Above, below: Beaufighter Mk.21 in 2010 (Fuji HS10).




DAP Beaufort Restoration









CAC CA-1 Wirraway A20-10




Wirraway in 2006 (Fuji S5600).



Above, below: Wirraway in 2006 (Fuji HS10).




CAC CA-12 Boomerang A46-25





Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.1




Kittyhawk in 1989 (M645/1000S with Kodak Gold 100).


CAC CA-27 Sabre A94-989




Sabre in 2006 (Fuji S5600).



Sabre in 2010 (Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).


Douglas DC-2 / 112 A30-9




DC-2 in 2006 (Fuji S5600).



Above, below: DC-2 in 2010, repainted in non-authentic KLM livery (Fuji HS10).





Consolidated PBY Catalina A24-88 Restoration




Catalina in 2006 (Fuji S5600).



Above, below: Catalina in 2010 (Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).




GAF  Mirage IIIO A3-45




Above, below: Mirage in 2006 (Fuji S5600).





Above, below: Mirage in 2010 (Fuji HS10).




de Havilland Vampire T.33 A79-422




Above: Vampire in 2006, below: 2010 (Fuji S5600, HS10).




de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth A17-377





Percival Proctor Mk.1





CAC CA-25 Winjeel A85-418





Gloster Meteor T.7 A77-707




Above: Meteor in 2006, below in 2010 (Fuji S5600, Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).




Bristol 170 Freigher VH-DL




Above in 2006, below in 2010 (Fuji S5600, Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).




Fairey Firefly AS.6




Above in 2006, below in 2010 (Fuji S5600, HS10).




Fairey Gannet AS.4 XG789




Above, below, Gannet in 2006 (Fuji S5600).





Images above and below photographed in 1989 (
M645/1000S with Kodak Gold 100).





Gannet in 2006 (Fuji HS10).


de Havilland Sea Venom WZ 901







Westland Wessex Mk.31A




Above: Wessex in 2006, below in 2010 (Fuji S5600, Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).




Bristol Sycamore A91-1








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