The Museums Database at iModeler

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Lincoln Nitschke Military & Historical Aircraft Collection, Greenock, South Australia

This is one of those treasures you find by an accident while driving around, looking for other things. Time was never right to visit but I managed toget there in the end. Mr Nitschke opened up and explained the layout of the museum, rest [...]

DH Mosquito cockpit

There aren´t many surviving Mosquitos around these days. So what to do? Build your own of course. At least that is what Lincoln Nietschke did for his own museum in Greenock, South Australia. This is a wooden full scale model of a wooden [...]

German camouflage of WW 1 at Deutsches Technikmuseum

As Wingnut Wings is pumping out beautiful models for all interested in airplanes of World War 1 era, it might be of some interest to see how they actually looked like. Or at least what the colours were like. I found some photos from the [...]

Douglas AD-4W Skyraider (target tug) cockpit

The Skyraider was used as a target tug by Svensk Flytjänst in Sweden between 1963-76. The aircrafts were former Royal Navy, used in the early warning role. All AEW equipment was torn out and replaced by winch systems, hatches and radio [...]

RAAF CAC CA-1 Wirraway cockpit

Time for another cockpit, wouldn´t you say? This time we´re taking a look inside the oldest remaining Wirraway in the world, A20-10, eighth off the production line. Was given just a qick sit into it so I don´t have too many photos. But [...]

Australian National Aviation Museum, Victoria, Australia (more photos now)

This time we take a look at the Australian National Aviation Museum at the Moorabbin Airport just a bit outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its one of those museums you really get close to the objects, to touch and sit in, smell the [...]

Riga Aviation Museum

Mid August this year I went to the Golden Model Show in Riga, Latvia, with some friends. It´s just a short hop over the Baltic sea on the over night ferry, so we filled up boxes with models and a stash of money for souvenirs (models!). We [...]

RAAF English Electric Canberra B.2 cockpit, pt 2

Had some problems yesterday to add photos to my articles so here comes part 2, a bit on the side.. These photos gives a bit more understanding on how things are arranged in the cockpit. The photo with the "holed rail", is whats [...]

RAAF English Electric Canberra B.2 cockpit, pt 1

Have not given up the black cockpits of British aircrafts yet. This time it´s the EE Canberra B.2 bomber at the Lincoln Nitschke Aviation Collection in Greenock, South Australia. Interesting museum with all sorts of little parts and [...]

Hamamatsu Air Park

A few photos we took during our visit to the Hamamatsu Air Park. Visit our blog for more photos and info. (link)