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Well done to the folks involved in restoring at least one Neptune to a better look:
Townsville RAAF gate sentinel restored - ABC North Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The aircraft is one of two Neptunes that have been at the Townsville base since their retirement in 1976, both were in need of repair following cyclone Yasi and storm damage.
"They got to the stage that we had to do something or just remove them entirely and that is something we did not want to do" says 27 Squadron Leader Trevor Beams.
Repairs started in May, the more damaged of the two planes (A89-272) was used for spare parts to help restore the other - A89-280.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201210/r1020379_11571383.jpg
Townsville RAAF gate sentinel restored - ABC North Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The aircraft is one of two Neptunes that have been at the Townsville base since their retirement in 1976, both were in need of repair following cyclone Yasi and storm damage.
"They got to the stage that we had to do something or just remove them entirely and that is something we did not want to do" says 27 Squadron Leader Trevor Beams.
Repairs started in May, the more damaged of the two planes (A89-272) was used for spare parts to help restore the other - A89-280.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201210/r1020379_11571383.jpg