Precision Aerospace / Pacific Fighters Museum
Owner - Murray Griffith (deceased)
Postal address: P.O. Box 90, Glenrowan, VIC 3675 Australia
Facility address: Wangaratta Airport, Greta Road, Wangaratta,VIC
Admission $5.00 (adults), closed to the public, see below
Precision Aerospace is a restoration and parts manufacturing company for warbirds founded in 1997. The company moved from Melbourne to Wangaratta to occupy the hanger formally used by Air World.
Inside, they have an active restoration shop and aircraft on display, known as "Pacific Aircraft Museum". Precision is a sub-contractor for Fighter Factory / Gerald Yagen on a number of restorations. The company does not have an official website at present.
Pacific Aircraft Museum
Aircraft displayed at Precision Aerospace (open to the public until 2006).
P-40N "Little
Jeanne" Serial
Number 42-105915
Restored to flying condition, stored at Precision from 2002 - 2007 sold to French buyer
Ki-61 Tony Manufacture
Number 299
Displayed at Precision, reportedly, under restoration for PNG Museum
A-20G "Big Nig" Serial
Number 43-9436
Salvaged by the RAAF, acquired by Murray Griffith displayed & stored at Precision
CA-16 Wirraway Serial
Number A20-704
CA-6 Wackett Serial Number A3-22
Formally Air World collection, displayed at Precision until 2004, moved to RAAF Musuem Point Cook
Vultee Vengence Mark
I
Cockpit section displayed at Precision
Precision Aerospace
Aircraft under restoration or being used in restorations.
P-40E Serial
Number A29-53
P-40N-5 Serial
Number 42-104986
Tail
piece only, possibly to be used in another restoration or replica aircraft
P-40M Kittyhawk Serial
Number A29-310
Under restoration
P-39F Airacobra Serial
Number 41-7215
Recovered from Cape York.
Under restoration to flying condition
Ki-61 Tony Manufacture Number 640
Arrived 2004, under restoration and to be returned to PNG Museum
F4U-1D Corsair Bureau Number 82640
Under restoration at Precision Aerospace, owned by Gerald Yagen
FG-1A Corsair Bureau Number 87833
Recovered from Lake Washington, owned by Gerald Yagen
OS2U Kingfisher
Under restoration for Gerald Yagen
P-40E Serial
Number 41-35984
Recovered from Russia by Gerald Yagen under restoration as Cresswel's Darwin aircraft
Outdoor Storage Area
Outside the main restoration and display hanger, there are several aircraft wrecks in storage.
P-38G "Dumbo!" Serial Number 42-12847 Number 37
Salvaged by Robert Greinert in 2002, move to Precision 2004, owner Gerald Yagen
P-38H "Japanese Sandman II" Serial Number 42-66905
Tail booms salvaged by Robert Greinert in 2000, move to Precision 2004, owner Gerald Yagen
Other aircraft reportedly displayed or stored at Precision:
P-40N-1
Ex-RAAF
Spitfire Mk. V
Recovered from a swamp. No other
information.
P-40N-5
No information. Fuselage being worked on.
CA-12 Boomerang
Ex RAAF Under
restoration
L-4 Serial Number 42-299639
Displayed at the museum with the wings removed, in storage
Freighter Mk.31 VH-ADL
Ex Pakistan AF S4438
Mirage
3O(F) A3-42/42
Ex RAAF 77 Squadron
CA-25 Winjeel A85-402/02 VH-BFX
Ex
RAAF
CA-25 Winjeel A85-442/42 VH-NTN
Ex
RAAF
Lockheed
12A VH-AB
Ex ? Under restoration
DH84
I (A34-30) VH-AON
Ex RAAF
DH89B (NZ524) VH-BGP ex
RNZAF
Vampire ex SAAF Under restoration
References
Classic Wings, Issue 61, 2007 notes:
"CLOSURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS: For several years, it was possible for members of the public to visit the workshop and view the active restoration work along with some of the as yet unrestored machines suitably displayed in dioramas etc. This was well managed by a team of volunteers however whilst this program did provide some positive benefits, it was decided after some deliberation that the interruption to work flow caused by the visitors wanting to speak with restoration staff took too high a toll on productivity. Additionally, erroneous and misleading information started appearing on some of the less reliable websites so the policy of easy access was terminated and the doors were reluctantly closed to visitors in 2006."
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June 1, 2012
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