After 5 years of painstaking and very careful work, we now proudly can reveal what is truly the rarest of rare and of great historical importance to UK, The Middle East, China and many other countries the sole surviving 1932 Fairey III G interwar bomber.
Using innovative restoration techniques to maximize conservation of the original artefact whilst being able to accurately portray the aeroplane in his best displayable majesty. we are now seeking expressions of interest for sale.
The Restoration process can be found in our Photo gallery.
Port side new panels
with original Vickers gun mount and ammo belt feeding flap incorporated
Port upper wing and fuselage complete
Port side upper and lower wings, ailerons and elevators fabric not done on undersides to leave
original and replacement structure viewable.
Rudder with original fabric as paint placement guide
Fin and rudder port side
Upper wing underside left open with surviving auto slots hanging brackets fitted
Fin and rudder left uncovered on starboard side to reveal original structure flitched into
Tail plane and elevator complete
Cockpit basic display with bomb release, throttles, joystick, gun sights, ammo drum and replica
leather
Lewis gun with gun mount adapted from a Swordfish one
Pilots seat and headrest.... original survive and
Pilots seat and headrest.... original survive and
Starboard side left open with surviving side cowls and lower wing step
Underside view from when the straightened fuselage is craned into its new workshop for
completion
Vickers machinegun mount
Port side crew ladder steps
Port side crew ladder steps Radio mount within rear gunners bay
Lewis gun stowage bay on upper left with ribs leading back to fin
Pilots’ headrest with surviving Perspex
Pilot's seat in original leather gear padding
We found a screwed up and signed RNZAF loan form in a crushed gunners bay metal pouch that has been left untouched for museum expertise
Engine Types
These Jaguar power plants were installed in the prototype of an upgraded IIIF that then was eventually put into production with a Panther ... so I feel that this is a
n away to show what was both an
F/G
model, explaining that many Gordons were
IIIFs
reconfigured.
We
visited the
FAAM
5
years ago to get advice on what methods of restoration would be best, and
so as you can see,
we
have paid a lot of attention
to
making the aircraft displayable without
damaging any of
its
originality
Engine stripdown
Engine preparation
of
cowls, exhausts and mounts
, completed so now into...
Before and after
Engine brass badge Mark 4C A162 AS675 RCAF 811
Main Engine Serial 4C A162 AS675 RCAF 811 matches
In Memory
The Gunners bay floor acted as a roof because 629 had hung upside down in the trees so the
remnants of the original flaxen woven mat remained bolted in place, and as we know that
Trainee Pilot Wilfred Everest
acting as then gunner
was the worse injured of the two, we can
assume that the dark stains on it would be his?
He was carried by Pilot Water Raphael to a shearers hut where they both survived but
unfortunately, 2 years later, Wilfred was shot down in his
Hurricane fighter over France.
Before on bolted from floor
All original leather survives
As we disassemble wreckage or take the time to properly study an object, knowing the crash,
salvage, crew and aircrafts
stories, we have come upon certain relics that have special relevance.
When unbending a crushed aluminium pocket in the Gunners Bay a screwed up RNZAF Temporary
Loan Form filled out in pencil with the then storeman’s and borrowers name and rank for the Le
wis
Gun was found. This has been untouched and put into a double sided Perspex frame and we are
sure that whatever Museum that finally takes charge will have an expert restore this.
Image was taken from.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C23676
