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AirCentre News  October  2000

Week Four
 Warbirds World

Turning Virtual Reality into the Real Thing
 
With the official opening of the Flying Warbirds Museum now over¹ there is the realization that in the not to distant future and here at Archerfield budding and would be fighter pilots will have the chance to "hav'a go" in a real fighter aircraft of the WW2 era instead of relying on the numerous simulator programs available to satisfy a desire of pitting man against a machine
 
¹ Reference Week Three

The Hart owned Hangar is in the process of setting up a warbird training establishment after the legendary WW2 RAAF Ace Bobby Gibbes was honoured and given the job of declaring the hangar 'open' on Saturday the 21st
 
Follow the links from previous AirCentre News on Bobby Gibbes by clicking HERE and his WW2 RAAF details HERE
 
Check out the AirCentre Warbirds page dedicated to the P-51 by clicking HERE - No longer supported

Still on Warbirds
Click to enlargeJust when you thought there was enough news about warbirds, well, ...there's more
 
As mentioned last May the ex Kiwi Sea Fury is finally on it's way to OZ
 
The last report before this news page went public is that the 'Fury was "stuck" at Norfolk Island due weather

 

News Desk Comment

Toowoomba stand aside - the place to be for Warbird viewing is now Archerfield!
 
Only one small problem - a few of Archerfield's Warbirds still go to Toowoomba for servicing!

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