Townsville Neptune

[Glenn[_2_]]

[James Hahn]

Many years ago there was Neptune at Townsville owned by a group with which
Peter Rundle of Rundle Air was involved.

I nearly got to fly in it, but at the last minute they cancelled the trip
because one engine was leaking oil.

At least I got to scramble around inside and check out the view from the
cockpit.

They were determined to keep it in flying condition, but the costs were
enormous. Do you think this is the same one? If I remember the story
properly the military had two of them, kept one and sold the other to this
group. The unsold one was badly neglected, to everyone's great annoyance.
Or has it now been resurrected as a static display?

"Glenn" > wrote in message
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[Glenn[_2_]]

"James Hahn" > wrote in message
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> Many years ago there was Neptune at Townsville owned by a group with which
> Peter Rundle of Rundle Air was involved.
>
> I nearly got to fly in it, but at the last minute they cancelled the trip
> because one engine was leaking oil.
>
> At least I got to scramble around inside and check out the view from the
> cockpit.
>
> They were determined to keep it in flying condition, but the costs were
> enormous. Do you think this is the same one? If I remember the story
> properly the military had two of them, kept one and sold the other to this
> group. The unsold one was badly neglected, to everyone's great annoyance.
> Or has it now been resurrected as a static display?
>
> "Glenn" > wrote in message
> ...
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Peter Rundles aircraft is now the one operated by HARS at wollongong. Back
in 1978, I was there to see the engine fire up for teh first time aftere it
was decomm'ed