TEMORA

Friday, 24 May 2019

Model of the WW2 base

Canberra bomber in the maintenance hangar

A work in progress

Tiger Moth which was actually used to train pilots at the base

Spitfire

Sabre jet

Flight simulators have come a long way - so have cockpits!

Cessna used in Vietnam

Spitfire film star

Although not as cold as yesterday, today’s start to the day was very raw and overcast, with little prospect of the temperature climbing much at Bright.  It was time to say goodbye to the pretty town and head further north to Temora.

We returned to Myrtleford before turning towards Albury and then on to Wagga Wagga.  It was a lovely, fairly easy drive at first through some beautiful farming country, however, once in New South Wales, the road condition deteriorated and became rather bumpy between Albury and Wagga Wagga.  The weather remained overcast and we experienced one very short, sharp and heavy downfall.  As we neared Temora, the temperature started to rise and it was a pleasant 21 degrees on arrival.  We are staying at the Aerodrome caravan park, a nice and sunny area next to the Temora Aviation Museum.  We do have to say it is a very busy little aerodrome with lots of very busy little aeroplanes.

During the afternoon we visited the Aviation Museum and were very impressed with the friendliness of the staff/volunteers and the number of fully operational planes on display.  The museum is on the site of the former No 10 Initial Training Facility for pilots during and after World War II.  Apart from a number of different RAAF planes, the display also included two Spitfires, one of which was used in the movie Reach for the Sky, about Douglas Bader.

Tomorrow we head for the seat of power – Canberra!