Precision Aerospace / Pacific Fighters Museum

Precision Aerospace Pacific Fighters Museum

Owner - Murray Griffith
Postal address: P.O. Box 90, Glenrowan, ViIC 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.

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, eroneous 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."

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

Ki-61 Tony Constructor's Number 299

Under restoration for PNG Museum

A-20G-25-DO "Big Nig" Serial Number 43-9436

Salvaged by the RAAF, aquired by Murray Griffith displayed & stored at Precision

CA-16 Wirraway Serial Number A20-704

CA-6 Wackett Serial Number A3-22

Vultee Vengence Mark I

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 (plans for rest of aircraft)

P-40M Serial Number A29-310

Being restored from scratch.

P-39F Serial Number 41-7215

Recovered from Cape York. Under restoration to airworthiness.

Ki-61 Tony Constructor's Number 640

To be restored and 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, move to Precision, owned by Gerald Yagen

P-38H "Japanese Sandman II" Serial Number 42-66905

Tail booms salvaged by Robert Greinert, move to Precision, owned by Gerald Yagen

Other Aircraft
Listing of other aircraft at Precision, followup required:

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

Other non-WWII aircraft include:

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

The CAC Wackett trainer from the Moorabbin Air Museum is now also located at the facility.