A-20G 'He!! & Pelican', Queensland

[JDK]

This image posted by 'Setter' on the Australian forum Warbirdz. Thought it might be of interest to the WIX membership.



http://www.warbirdz.net/forum/showthrea ... 272&page=3

The aircraft is Douglas A-20G 'He!! & Pelican II' 42-86786, on display at the new RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre. (It has been there for a number of years, but not on public display.)

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a ... 86786.html

[CDF]

walk a round by Phil Mead
http://aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/Hist ... _A20G.html

[svengi]

Beautiful example of the type! I don't think I've ever seen one in person. I'm wondering how the engines have been kept from dribbling oil all over the dang floor, are they pickled?

[JDK]

I suspect they're 'dry'; the aircraft was restored from a jungle wreck recovered and rebuilt - but never run - some years ago. Sister aircraft at the RAAF Museum, J for Jessica also doesn't leak oil. For these kind of museum aircraft they should be inhibited to prevent corrosion, but not 'pickled' in the normal engineering sense as there's no intent for them to ever be reactivated.