Bart Bear's Blog

For some strange reason, Mum giggles every time that she sees this photo. When I ask her what's so funny she says "Just look at the noses". OK, both the aeroplane and I have round, black noses, but mine is small and cute while the aeroplane can hide behind it's big nose. The 'plane is a De Havilland Sea Venom and you can see it at the South Australian Aviation Museum at Port Adelaide. Sea Venoms were Australia's naval fighters from 1956 to 1967. They were the fighter wing on HMAS Melbourne until they were replaced by Douglas Skyhawks. Fortunately, other Sea Venoms have been saved from the scrapheap and you can see one at most of the aviation museums in Australia. Of course, this small bear is unique and you only see me if you are at the same museum at the same time as me.

Labels: Adelaide, aircraft, South Australia