A Quick Visit To Queensland Air Museum | feat. Lockheed PV-1 Ventura & English Electric Canberra

[@RexsHangar]

Its very easy to tell I don't so 'on the spot' talking much 😂but it was great to visit QAM again, and I'm really excited to film some proper content there in the future :D

[@guidor.4161]

Love the Ventura and the Canberra...and the Vampire...and...

[@bigblue6917]

I did read that the Australian Canberra's used in Viet Nam were so accurate in their bombing that if USAF forward air controllers knew they were available they would call them in in preference to anything else available.

[@benwilson6145]

Perth Western Australia has a great and often overlooked Air Museum at Bull Creek. Major exhibits include a Lancaster, a Catalina, a Dakota and many more. Another point of intrust is a myriad of small exhibits, engines, radio equipment and more.

[@lert2161]

Thanks for the video. My relative (RAAF) trained on Venturas in Canada before going to the UK with 487 Sqd. He was lost in a Mosquito in March 1944. I noticed the radio rack contained what we called Command Receivers, one of which I bought in 1961 at ACE Radio disposals shop.

[@michaelleslie2913]

Some years back I went with a friend to Coventry Airport where he was a member of a restoration group who looked after a Canberra I had the pleasure of helping with a few jobs on the aircraft which included placing the special hydraulic jacks and lifting the airoplane then once off the ground we sat on the floor with stop watches and timed the undercarriage while one of chaps adjusted the valves which controlled said equipment, I also had the dubious pleasure of helping remove the entire cockpit canopy assembly and replacing all the exploding bolts and wiring for when the ejection seat is fired all in all it was a brilliant day and very fondly remembered.

[@malcontender6319]

I'm pretty excited to see some of the less often kept aircraft. And yeah, looks humid as heck in that ball turret!

[@kevinkirk-hailey8762]

The Canberra was a fabulous aircraft. My dad worked with them for a number of years in the RAF

[@neilcam]

My late dad was Secretary (I think or Pres) of the Qld Air Museum organisation for a while. He'd be thrilled to see it getting publicity like this. They have a great collection in quantity, but many of the aircraft are in need of expensive conservation efforts. The museum is in constant need of money as they're essentially a volunteer organisation.

[@sargesacker2599]

I love the idea of you doing a longer visit to get some great footage for future videos.

[@warhawk4494]

Cool video. Someday it would be cool if you ever got to visit America and see all the aircraft we have.

[@davidb6576]

That was a fine effort for a "off the cuff" situation. Love your videos, look forward for more from the museum collection.

[@yes_head]

Looks like a gold mine of vintage birds. Can't wait for more.

[@defender1006]

Thanks for the up close and fuselage shots, that's so nice to see these days, after all the Covid and H&S stuff etc, just to experience what the flight crews were faced with and went through etc. Loving your channel and it's content, watching and subscribed, please keep it up!

[@Terraceview]

Your channel is gold man, thanks for archiving all this history.

[@mbryson2899]

I enjoyed your ramblings, thank you for taking me along.

[@AllthingsWW2]

Ahhh, now you made me jealous. It seems like a nice museum with very unique aircraft. We had more than 40 Venturas in the Portuguese Airforce, but, unfortunately, it seems none remained in museums. I liked the video. Keep them coming!

[@stephenrickstrew7237]

I’m sure each plane has a story of its own … I used to work on F-4 phantoms… so I like seeing them getting worked on …

[@danmcdonald9117]

Excellent! This old Aussie fan is lookin forward to what you're gonna drop next Rex!

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

Always a pleasure getting to see what museums around the world have on display. Really looking forward to more content there :DD

[@keithtarrier4558]

That is cool. I first went 30 years ago or so… was it that long. It is great they have been able to get so big. Last visit was maybe 🤔 5 years ago or more now. I’’ have to go see what is knew next time I get back home to the Sunny Coast.

[@downwindchecklist6567]

Very nice, thx for sharing! It is great they let you climb into the planes to see and feel what it could have been like to fly in them. Pictures and videos are great, but they miss that feel.

[@fatcontrollerproductions9910]

For anybody who’s nearby if you haven’t been to the war memorial in Canberra they have a full Lancaster which is very cool as well great vid.

[@higgydufrane]

Military Aircraft, where we package more than you can possible imagine into a very small space. Amazing.

[@teemoto3923]

If you can, try to visit the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona. It is across the road from the famous USAF boneyard.

[@calumturnbull3136]

Always love visiting the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra if you're ever down that way, the Sea Venom is a particular favourite!

[@fatcontrollerproductions9910]

No way! That place is a few hours up the road from me and I’ve been their countless times always great. Also I have been doing flight lessons from the airfield across the road as well! I have been in the venture twice but not yet in the Canberra. Glad you had a good time!

[@MatthewSouthall-b8u]

I think I saw a Gannet there? Love to see the layout in that. Thanks again for the wonderful programmes.

[@elgato9445]

Rex..great job. " It's bloody cramped" lol welcome to WW2 aircraft. Watch Chris Bismarck clambering through an He 111. Sweating and out breath. I was worried for him. Thanks Rex. Great stuff.

[@Terry_Fritz]

I was there a few years back after "meaning to visit" for ages. An injection of a few million dollars would get the collection under cover and stop the aging a bit. I didn't realise you were a local. Cheers.

[@RexsHangar]

I'm going to put in some serious work to try and get this place some more exposure, its a hidden gem that doesn't get the love it deserves!

[@wiseoldfool]

Looking forward to seeing more of the Museum.

[@Ballterra]

All good on your commentary 👍 I enjoyed the clip and it gives us a “face’ to the host/narrator.

[@bjw4859]

That was pretty well done, I'm surprised they let you inside the aircraft, but it did give a more accurate perspective.

[@slantfish65sd]

I know you think this isn't a very good video but I love this being able to see these aircraft like this up close and seeing the details excellent video please do more of these

[@terryranger5525]

Excellent video. I was through there a few years back and there was a very interesting story about the Hawker Hunter they have restored. Might be worth a vid. Thanks for these excellent shots.

[@maryclarafjare]

Very cool! We've been to several of the air and space museums in America (where we are) and have many more we would like to see.

[@philsspace69]

Please! Do a full video on the EE Canberra / B57!

[@FelloniusWizard]

Never put you down as an Aussie, your dialect is more Brittish. Sweden had quite a few of these planes, always nice to recognize them.

[@vaclav_fejt]

I know, right? He really masters the RP. Although you can hear the Aussie when you look for it.

[@FelloniusWizard]

@@vaclav_fejt I will now at least! 🙂

[@danmcdonald9117]

LOVE to see much more on the Canberra mate!

[@psymons9133]

Love seeing our old DHC Cariboo!

[@afterhourshotrods6882]

The A&P school I attended in Miami FL. had two Canberra's that flew in Vietnam they blew up a lot of $hit!!!! With 'em. Lol.... We got a lot of wrench time on them they were surprisingly easy to work on cuz they were so low. Cheers from Melbourne FL.

[@Trebuchet48]

I only discovered Rex fairly recently. He's the Drachifel of aviation!

[@13stalag13]

I wouldn't go that far... yet Drach knows his stuff, this kid? Not so much, but he admits it. I do enjoy his videos.

[@tumakbaluk]

Thanks for the quick look at the museum! As a Canadian, I would enjoy your take on the de Havilland Canada Caribou. Cheers!

[@TheTotti67]

I love your videos. And although the camera in this one wasn’t perfect it was great to see the face that tells all the interesting stuff I love to watch.

[@canuck600A]

The Broome & the Winston would be interesting as I've never heard of those two.

[@asylumkeeper1]

I dig the random and the scripted , keep doing what you love!

[@glennpettersson9002]

I spent time working in the RANAS museum at HMAS Albatross in 84/85. One of the Gannet squadron diaries was on display and it had a beautifully drawn cartoon of the mess piano strapped to the catapult with the flight crew on top. The caption was something along the lines of "The skipper says we have to get something in the air".

[@robertspence831]

That Sabre looks quite interesting. Different armament for sure.

[@duncangrainge]

Nice video and you weren’t rambling . Be good to go back and shoot some more. If you could look at the Meteor it would be great. Thanks again.

[@BekaJadexoxo]

I didn't even know about this one, not Australia but there is an amazing Air Force museum near Christchurch in NZ. I actually wasn't super into planes until that trip. I also just moved away from Queensland, so it will likely be a long time before I get to check it out (now based in WA, it was a big move)

[@ouroboris]

That was delightful 😄 Thank you, sir!

[@stephenremington8448]

The DH Vampire sounds good. I have owned some De Havilland books in bygone years, read Sir Geoffrey's autobiography, still got a DH Comet racer book somewhere.

[@metricstormtrooper]

Hi Rex,@ 0.22, there's a perfectly stationary Transavia AirTruk, you could do a whole episode on those, you know you want too.😁

[@houstoncowdog]

Outstanding content! I had no idea the flight crew could move around inside of a B-57. If I’m not mistaken, some of the American versions had a tandem arrangement.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! Back in about 1971, when I was 10, a cousin took me to visit the Camden Museum of Aviation. Cockpit-sitting in a Vampire remains a big memory... Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@hughbeein1265]

Brilliant, looking forward to more inter war aircraft. Great work.

[@theteadrinkingowl.2295]

A request to cover aircraft: EVERYTHING!!!!! All of Theeemmmm, pls. On a more serious note:The Beachcraft and P-3 Orion are of interest. Well done on not cooking in the Camberra.

[@MartintheTinman]

It was tiny when I went. Back then there was a museum with Cadillac cars and aircraft out the back of the Gold Coast called Chewing Gum Airfield

[@keiranallcott1515]

I would love if you did the history of the lockhead Ventura and harpoon

[@greghardy9476]

Outstanding! Quite cool, indeed.

[@peterjohnson6273]

Thanks for what you do, Rex. Love watching your videos. :>)

[@vansongs]

Good stuff. Enjoying your channel, keep it up!

[@dylanmilne6683]

It'd be nice to have more casual video presentation. You'll often spot more interesting things and get a better feel for the spaces than a more heavily produced video.

[@Republic_ofTexas]

I love museum videos. There are things you will never get to see unless you live close to the museum. If you are so inclined, I have several clips and videos from the CAF Museum in San Marcos Texas. It is about an hour away. All the planes you see there are in flying condition.

[@m.i.andersen8167]

Hi Rex. You also looks like a nice fellow besides from making this incredible great channel. I really like your focus on (very) old plane, but of course there is many other interesting plane. The Sabre would be nice to know more about -I cheked the site and can see they don't got any Super Sabre or Starfighter. Two plane I would like to see more about. But from the collection there is a very interesting (I hope other than me think so) BEECH C18S VH-CLG. Thank you again for your channal. I will see forward to your next video. Mikkel

[@RexsHangar]

Their website is pretty out of date, unfortunately. I'm trying to convince them to let me update it for them 😂

[@discordia013]

Super Sabres and Starfighters didn't fly with the RAAF so while possible a collector might be able to get one, it's unlikely this or any other Aus museum would have one. I am keen though to see more of that CL-13 and the F111 they have there.

[@simonbrooks6073]

Thanks for the impromptu report.

[@judgedread-q4t]

Am very interested in the DH Vampire, there used to be a few on display around Perth WA back in the 60s.

[@hughie522]

An air museum I've actually been to! :P

[@adrianrutterford762]

Thanks for your interesting video

[@pattyeverett2826]

You mentioned Bendix radios-what you may not know is that Bendix made home radios and a few home televisions in the US from just after WWII till the early 1950s. Bendix is now owned by Honeywell.

[@carlwesternut2434]

I'd recommend a video on the hawker hunter

[@rthefish]

You should try to get to Tamora this year. The first big flying display for two years...

[@foxtayle683]

Man I must be old if there's a P-3 Orion in a museum. That's the plane I flew on in the early 90's.

[@bentilbury2002]

Nice - some really aircraft! Almost makes up for sight of your knobbly knees 😋

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Canberra is an amazing plane.

[@danaitch4095]

Y'all have one helluva cool museum Down Under, that is for certain! @0:25, what in the world is that orange beast? I can't make it out, kinda looks like a Cessna, however I would not place money on that. I see in the other comments mention of it also. I trust you will be covering that in the future. 😎 The red, white, & blue plane looks like a Cessna Skymaster? maybe? Don't quote me. Can't wait for Parts II, III, IV, V, etc.

[@RexsHangar]

Its a Transavia Airtruck! Really weird looking thing.

[@airspeedmph]

Min 0:10, the tip of the propeller looks like almost touches the plane's body, is that really how is supposed to be? Or is just an optical illusion?

[@longrider42]

The plane at 0:25, looks like one that was used in the 3rd Mad Max movie, but cleaner :) And for what you used. A very good video.

[@spectre257]

If you ever decide to make the trip Temora Aviation Museum (especially on a flying day) and HARS Aviation Museum in NSW are worth it.

[@douglasfur3808]

What was that slab sided somewhat biplane that looks like a crop duster? Golden yellow over white.

[@toastysalmen4642]

I look forwards to the new content, and who knows, maybe you can work out a deal to gain access to all the aircrafts for your videos as a sort of promotional program thing.

[@4toes1nose]

Thank you

[@davedarling4316]

Have you seen Military Aviation History's "Inside the Cockpit" series? He has had the opportunity to sit in a number of different aircraft, and he goes around the cockpit in order, explaining what each control or instrument is. It's pretty interesting, and I don't think he's been able to get into a Ventura or a Canberra. Perhaps you can ping him about following the same format?

[@LukeBunyip]

In regards to more detailed viewing, all the craft you mentioned would be grand. In addition, what's the chance of adding that Polish MiG to the list?

[@ianbell5611]

Thank You Very Cool

[@Daniel_cheems]

Fun fact: Somehow I kinda thought you were British ever since I found your channel :)

[@CodyDockerty]

Funnily enough I'm looking at doing a similar project about exhibits in aviation museums on a different channel. Using the advantage of the unique warbird situation I have being in New Zealand.

[@SteveJB]

First off, love it or leave it ^_^ 1:40 2:55 would that orange scope be a radar or something else?

[@rahmatshazi883]

Its been some time since my last visit, thanks for the update mate! Any info on what happened to the Beaufort they were restoring some time ago?

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

Was most definitely not expecting a face reveal.👍 Unfortunately I had to stand on my hands to watch as everything there is upsidedown.

[@maciek_k.cichon]

Nice first episode of Rex's Museum Ramblings. More scripted (or not) talk trough would be great, please do more. What is that baby Belfegor on 0:25?

[@RexsHangar]

Transavia Airtruck :)

[@ivanjednobiegowiec7656]

Blimey... How did Polish Lim2 made it's way all way to Down-Under? That must have been pretty epic journey xD Cheers! I.

[@AdmiralTaco]

I got to visit a few years ago

[@sadwingsraging3044]

I remember a story of an Army guy in England in a pub who was disparaging some airmen for being able to go home every night and sleeping in clean sheets, going out the dine, and other luxuries they had over what the ground pounders had to live with. One airman walked over to his table and threw his bomber jacket on it saying he would trade with him right now. The army guy got up pulling off his field jacket saying he would and as he was about to slip his arms out asked "What ya do in that airplane?" "Ball turret gunner on the bottom of a B-17." ...... "**** you, 'ell no!" The airmen got to enjoy the rest of their time in the pub uninterrupted after that.😂

[@jamesmmusic5806]

Oh I was there a month ago!

[@Prototheria]

0:33 That's a Starship in the background! 😳

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

Gives Me hindsight on How cramped the Ventura are inside and how claustrophobic they were encountering Heavy Flak( My Late Grandfather Flew Hudson's during WWII (an earlier iteration I think)

[@Dr_Jebus]

Very cool! Looks like a lot there to keep you busy for a good while. And was that a sneaky Huey shot at the end?

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

At 00:26 in this video: *"THUNDERDOME!"* 😉 {Transavia Air Truk...👍}

[@gbixby3453]

I have now been there, worth the 2 hour drive from my hotel in the Gold Coast