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Names

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Engine Collection

IDs

AAHC002

http://www.darwinsairwar.com.au/collection.html#engines

Descriptions

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre holds a number of aircraft and helicopter engines dating form World War II through to the jet age.

The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre holds a number of aircraft and helicopter engines dating form World War II through to the jet age. Significant air cooled passenger and military aircraft include a Rolls Royce Merlin XXXIII for Mosquito Fighter Bomber, Nakajima Sakae 12 for Mitsubishi Zero, Mitsubishi Ha-112-11 for Mitsubishi Dinah Ki-46, Liberty V12 for DeHavilland DH9A, Pratt and Whitney R-1830, for DC-3 Super, Modified VW Engine for Wasp Air Buggy, Armstrong Siddley Cheetah for Avro Anson, Allison 1710 for USAAF P-40 Kittyhawk, Gipsy Six Series II for Percival P10 Vega Gull and a Bristol Centaurus for Hawker Sea Fury. Jet engines include Rolls Royce Derwent Mk 8 for Gloster Meteor, Rolls Royce Avon RA-6 for CAC - 27 Sabre, Allison Type J33 for Grumman Panther, and a Napier Gazelle for Wessex Helicopter.

This broadcasting equipment is significant for the role it played in the history of Australian air transport.

Please contact the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Please contact the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Subjects

Air transport; World wars

Aircraft; Helicopters

Aircraft engines; World war Two

Auster; Avon; Dassault; DeHavilland; Mirage; Mitsubishi; RAAF; RAN; Rockwell; Royal Australian Air Force; Royal Australian Navy; Skycraft; Westland

Coverage Spatial

Winnellie, Northern Territory, Australia

Coverage Temporal

1940

1990

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Dates

2012-05-30 23:43

2011-06-07 12:22