{"id":64074,"date":"2014-04-16T22:48:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=64074"},"modified":"2020-12-04T12:33:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T02:33:02","slug":"historic-wartime-model-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/04\/16\/historic-wartime-model-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Wartime Model On Display"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Dundas Automotive receptionist Janny Byrnes with the model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 16, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a special Anzac Day tribute, John Dundas Automotive in Kingaroy is currently hosting the historic Kingaroy Airport model created for the Burnett War Museum.<\/p>\n

The large table-top model, which cost $30,000 to construct, depicts in minute detail how Kingaroy Airport looked in 1942 when it housed thousands of military personnel – right down to the tiny aircraft being serviced on the strips.<\/p>\n

Dealer principal Mark Huston said the model, and associated photographs, would be at the dealership throughout April.<\/p>\n

He hoped it would also help to promote the Burnett War Museum, which is located in some of the remaining wartime buildings at the airport.<\/p>\n

Copies of “They Passed This Way”, a war history compiled by W.J. Toms for the museum in 2000, are also available for purchase as a fundraiser for the museum.<\/p>\n

Mr Huston invited local residents to drop into the John Dundas Automotive showroom to take a closer look at the model.<\/p>\n