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Australian National Aviation Museum
Australian Aircraft Restoration Group

Photographic Essay APA-PE-2006-1201
by Dr Carlo Kopp, FLSS, AFAIAA, SMIEEE, PEng
December, 2006
Updated April, 2012
Updated January, 2014
Text © 2006 - 2014 Carlo Kopp
Photographic and lineart images © 1984 - 2012 Carlo Kopp

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:
  1. M645/1000S / Sekor C 80mm f/2.8, Noritsu QSS scanner 1200 PPI;
  2. 645AFD / Mamiya Sekor AF 55-110mm f/4.5 AF, Noritsu QSS scanner 1200 PPI;
  3. Pentax SF7 / Pentax F Zoom 35-70mm f/3.4-4.5, Nikon 5000ED scanner;
  4. Fuji S5600, Fuji HS10 digital superzoom;
  5. Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D;
  6. Nikon D7100 / Nikkor AF-D 35mm f/2D;
  7. Fuji REAL 3D W3 stereoscopic camera;
Photographs - © 1989 - 2014 Carlo Kopp
Annex A July 2012 Imagery

Annex B January 2014 Imagery

DAP Beaufighter Mk.21 A8-328






Addition of engine article to Beaufighter display in April, 2012 (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).





Cockpit interior (Pentax SF7 / Pentax F Zoom 1:3.4-4.5 35-70mm).



Cockpit interior detail (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).
Cockpit interior detail, right console (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).



Cockpit interior detail, left console (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).



Cockpit interior detail, control yoke and centre panel (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).



Cockpit interior detail, reticle gunsight (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).


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



DAP Beaufort VII A9-150 following restoration (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).



DAP Beaufort V A9-13 prior to restoration (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).
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 2010 (645AFD Provia 100F).





 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).

DC-2 in 2010 (645AFD Provia 100F).
Douglas DC-3 / Ansett Airlines



Douglas DC-3 in 2010 (645AFD Provia 100F).



Douglas DC-3 in 2010 (645AFD Fuji Pro 160C).
Consolidated PBY-5A(M) Catalina A24-88 Restoration



Catalina in 2006 (Fuji S5600).



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

Above, below: Catalina in September, 2010 (645AFD / Fuji Pro 160C).





Above, below: Catalina in April, 2012 (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).
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



Meteor in 2010 (645AFD / Provia 100F).



Above: Meteor in 2006, below in 2010 (Fuji S5600, Pentax SF7 / Ektar Pro 100).
Bristol 170 Freigher VH-DL



Bristol Freighter in 2010 (645AFD, Provia 100F, Fuji Pro 160C).











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





Detail in 2012 (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).
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 HAS.31A N7-204



Wessex in 2010 (645AFD / Provia 100F).



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





Tail detail, April, 2012 (Nikon D90 / Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D ).
Bristol Sycamore A91-1


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