Moorabbin Air Museum's Bristol Beaufighter Cockpit and Walkaround
A recent work trip for the day job took me to Australia, and it would have been wrong not to squeeze in some aviation. The Moorabbin Air Museum in Southern Melbourne is a treasure trove of aircraft, and their pride and joy is their Aussie-built DAP Bristol Beaufighter Mk.XXI. The museum's General Manager, Ewan McArthur, kindly gave me a tour of the museum and let me play with the Beaufighter. As this is my first proper attempt at videoing and chatting at the same time, please forgive the camerawork! Also, it was very dark inside the aircraft, so some of the video is a bit grainy.
The full museum tour with Ewan podcast is here: • Ewan McArthur: Moorabb...
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A wonderful brute my dad worked on in the RAF. He said the merlin engined ones without dihedral on the tailplanes were absolute brutes and in more than some cases, a real deathtrap.
Wish there was a flyer of this unsung brute, which did such formidable work, in all its guises right into the 1960’s but not a single flyer now ?
@damcasterspod
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The Fighter Collection have been working on theirs for years. The engines are always the issue.
I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention the Sperry autopilot bulge on the nose which clearly distinguishes the Australian-built Mk. 21 Beaufighters from all other variants of the aircraft.
@damcasterspod
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There is so much from that video I would like to do again, but time was against me to make my flight. I guess I'll have to go back!
I was lucky enough to sit in the cockpit of that aircraft.
@damcasterspod
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It is something, isn't it?
@paulsheather7657
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@@damcasterspod It was a long time ago when it was displayed outside but yes it was a big thing being it's the only one in Australia.
That was awesome my favourite plane of second world war
*FLAPS* ooh er.
@damcasterspod
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Easy now