Who Made What..?

The Major Players:

State Rail Workshops - Newport, Victoria

• Rear fuselage, Tail plane, Elevators, Fin, Rudder

State Rail Workshops - Chullora, New South Wales

• Front Fuselage, Stern frame, Undercarriage, Nacelle structure, Observer's screen and Pilot's top structure (Glass and frame).

State Rail Workshops - Islington, South Australia

• Centre main plane, Port and starboard main planes, Bomb cell floor.

National Motor Springs - New South Wales

• Oleo Legs

Department of Aircraft Production (run by General Motors Holden) - Fisherman's Bend, Victoria

• Centre main planes, Final asembly of aircraft

Department of Aircraft Production (run by General Motors Holden) - Mascot, New South Wales

• Final assembly of aircraft

General Motors Holden - Woodville, South Australia

• Wing leading and trailing edges, Wing tank doors, Wing ribs, Wing tips, Tail assembly, Flaps

General Motors Holden - Fairfield, Victoria

• Gun Turret

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation - Lidcombe, New South Wales

• Pratt & Whitney R-1830 "Twin-Wasp" engines (2-stage).

De Havilland Australia - Sydney, New South Wales

• Curtiss-Electric propellers

Full List Of Contributors:

For a full list of all of the Companies/Firms that contributed to the manufacturing and servicing of the Beaufort, please click here. This list consists of the following:

List A: List of Workshops and Annexes
List B: List of Subcontractors Engaged on Production of Beaufort Details and Assemblies
List D: Department of Aircraft Production - Servicing Contractors
List E: Employees Engaged on Aircraft Work by New South Wales Firms (February, 1942)