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Vertical jigs front fuselage, looking north

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Anyone recognize the type of aircraft?
  • Nick said:
    They look like Beauforts
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Nick Thanks, I think you are right. The front fuselage was built at Chullora NSW according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort#Australian-built_B... And they made a movie about building Australian Beauforts in 1941. NB from 3:06 - youtu.be/jBfpjPCb2r8
  • beachcomber australia said:
    And the provenance of the photo via the Series: NRS 17420 State Rail Authority Archives Photographic Reference Print Collection is explained ,,, "When it was decided in 1939 that the railway facilities at the current Chullora Railway Workshops would be used for a new aircraft assembly factory in the production of the Beaufort bomber aircraft, a portion of the Locomotive Workshop was appropriated and extended to the east and south. Defence activities began at the current Chullora Railway Workshops in 1940 upon the completion of the first stage of the Aircraft Annex South (Building 21.1) followed by the construction of the Aircraft Annex East (Building 21.2). " - from www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Ha! I should have looked near the source at State Records NSW in the first place - investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp... - "Assembly of observer's canopy, Beaufort Bomber" with the same date, 25/3/1942.

Aircraft factory, Chullora (NSW), gauge testing

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • Highranger said:
    There is something very real about this photo, I could almost imagine being there, hopefully not to dust the light fittings though.

Aircraft factory, Chullora

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpeters] Thanks for adding that [very secret] info; it's very interesting. AB
  • Aussie-Pete 4 said:
    Wow how interesting was that info !!
  • Jan Novotny said:
    I was wondering where it was in Chullora, now I know. Thanks
  • Greg Russell said:
    The Chullora Aircraft Factory photo is at the NSW government railways site and the items are the rear portion of engine nacelles. The aircraft I think they are for is a Beaufighter. An example was a Fairey -built 1C A19-2 with Australian installation of Wright Cyclone GR2600-A5Bs in long nacelles that extended beyond the wing trailing edge these nacelles also housed the retractable undercarriage. All of this was meant for proposed production variants Beaufighter V111 and 1X . Witch came to nothing due to the end of hostilities. Aircraft Factory Chullora photo. Showing four nacelles, two of which were used on Beaufighter A19-2, as this Aircraft was used for a trial installation of Wright Cyclone engines,being carried out in Australia. A photo of A19-2 with these nacelles appears in Bristol Aircraft Since 1910 bY C H Barnes.This photo is said to be 1943 But the accompanying text suggests 1944 or later. This tidies up the timeline a bit. Care of my father Colin Russell Source Profile Publications No. 137 The Bristol Beaufighter I & II Page 16 (top of)
  • Greg Russell said:
    I have photos of my source but do not know how to add it