UIVER Memorial Community Trust

18/06/2025

Right cyclone engine being assembled!

25/05/2025

uivermemorialdc2 It may not look like much but this is one of
two rings that form the front of the engine nacelles. Both
have recently been carefully rebuilt by some of our team
using original components and new parts fabricated to match
those that had fallen to bits as a result of corrosion. As we
gradually work on the aircraft we are constantly impressed by
the engineering and manufacturing skills of the designers
and workers at the Douglas Aircraft Company ninetv vears
ago. We aim to complete the DC-2 restoration to be as close
as possible to how it left it left the factory floor in Santa
Monica.

24/03/2025

Book of the month! We are offering an original copy of a Spitfire XIV & XIX RAF Pilot’s Notes from 1946. These later model Spitfires were fitted with the Rolls-Royce Griffin engine. This is a opportunity to purchase a rare original 47 page copy of the pilot’s notes for this iconic aircraft and assist the Uiver restoration project. Available now for $120. Please contact David Crotty on 0498 043 566 to purchase.

18/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our 1930s Family Games Afternoon in the Hangar!

09/03/2025

05/03/2025

Our team are doing a brilliant job of rebuilding the wing centre section so we are also preparing for the restoration of the engine nacelles. These are heavily corroded through their lower halves and will need to be taken apart, with many of the components remade – a great deal of work! Care must be taken to plan for putting the nacelles back together. To make this as easy as possible, a jig to hold the engine mounts in alignment with the front surfaces of the nacelles has been made. The new jig will allow the team to put it all back together in exactly the right place. When looking at the details of how the DC-2 was built 90 years ago, we are constantly amazed by the design and engineering skills involved. If you would like to get involved in restoring Albury’s historic DC-2 get in touch, details are on our website.

13/02/2025

Since the recent launch of the book ‘To Australia in Three Days’, Captain Parmentier’s first-hand account of the 1934 London-Melbourne Aire Race, we have been sending orders all over Australia and the rest of the World. Don’t miss out on this limited edition, translated to English for the first time in 90 years. Follow the link on our homepage to order.

18/01/2025

This is our second week back at work after the Christmas-New Year break. Volunteer Roger is seen here working on the installation of a rib in the wing centre section. Many of these ribs are newly made by our team to replace the severely corroded 1934 original parts

16/12/2024

It was a pleasure to have Captain Deborah Lawrie AM visit the hangar last week. Deborah was invited to Albury as the guest speaker at the Christmas dinner of the Albury and District Historical Society. After winning a landmark s*x discrimination case in 1980 she became the first woman to become a pilot with a major Australian airline (Ansett Airlines). Recognised as a trailblazer for women in aviation she was inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame in 2020. We look forward to showing her our restoration progress on her next visit.

11/12/2024

Volunteer John cutting through (seized) bolts that hold the carburettor to the intake manifold of the Wright Cyclone 1820 engine we are working towards getting running. A working carburettor has been donated (without manifold) so we are sacrificing this one to save us a lot of time and work.