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Ventura Walkaround Photos

The following photos were taken of the Lockheed RB-34 at the Museum of Transport And Technology at Western Springs, Auckland. Most of the airframe is identical to the PV-1 with some differences (mostly nose and cowl areas). Unfortunately, the aircraft is usually suspended, and is very hard to get photos of due to other a/c in the hanger.

All the first selection of photos (except for the last one) are by Bill Bourke of IPMS Auckland. Click on thumbnail for larger picture.

Port engine cowl close up	Port engine cowl	Starboard engine cowl	Starboard fuselage centre	Landing light -port wing
Tunnel position	Nose I.D. lights	Port u/c	Starboard u/c	Starboard u/c facing forward
Starboard u/c from rear	Port u/c bay	Tail wheel bay	Tail wheel bay looking up	Tail wheel looking to rear
Port u/c looking to rear	Starboard u/c leg	Port U/c from rear	PV-1 Cockpit (RNZAF)

And as a rare treat, I managed to get the following photos of the RB-34 while she was outside in January 2008 due to the building of the new display building at MOTAT.

Outside again!		Starboard undercarriage bay, looking to the rear	Starboard undercarriage	Starboard wing underside showing slot details
Starboard mid fuselage	Fowler flap details	Starboard undercarriage bay looking forward	Starboard undercarriage details	Inner undercarriage door detail
Outer undercarriage door detail	Tail wheel detail	Tail wheel door detail	Horizontal tail plane view	Tail cone detail
Tail wheel interior	Ditto	Rear view	Rear view close-up

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For other photos of this aircraft, see

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