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Originally Posted by JohnG
Hi Hans
As far as I know, not on a pole. There is one at the entrance to the RAAF Base at Forest Hill, quick search reveals that it is a CA.27 Sabre Mk.32, Serial A94-982, there is also several other aircraft there as well including a Gloster Meteor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Wagga
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Thanks John, Chris (Ausrock) response refreshed my memory..I was thinking about the Sabre at Raymond Terrace Newcastle NSW. When I was in Wagga in 2000 it was the Vampire (not a Sabre) in your photographs that I remember seeing in a very poor sad condition of neglect, but to my surprise a week later that Vampire was taken down and a new refurbished one mounted. Apparently there was rumour of an argument between the Wagga council and RAAF (after an alleged complaint) over who's responsibility it was to keep this aircraft in a presentable condition. Trouble with the Vampire is that the fuselage is wood and can rot really easily over time...and the gun ports in the nose make a good home for bees.