Today we share news on the fiberglass replicas constructed for the 1988 Bi-Centennial Air Show at RAAF Base Richmond. The replicas include a Messerschmitt Bf 109 and 2 Spitfires (an Mk LF E XVI and an Mk VIII. The replicas located at Fighter World Museum at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW, include a Messerschmitt Bf 109 […]
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Aviation Museum Hannover-Laatzen – a Hidden Gem
Warbirds Online recently visited the Luftfahrt Museum Laatzen, the Museum of Aeronautical History in Laatzen-Hannover, Germany. The Museum is located in an industrial estate near Hannover in Germany and was a surprising and interesting collection of aircraft and aviation related exhibits – there are 4,500 exhibits located in 3,500 m² of exhibition space. The Museum […]
Aviation Museums, Cold War, Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsWarbird Replicas – Australian Survivors
One interesting feature of the RAAF Richmond Bi Centennial Air Show in 1988 was the presence of 3 replica WW11 Fighters, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 and 2 Spitfires. Externally the replicas were quite convincing and popular folklore has it that the Spitfires were cast from the real thing (supposedly Col Pays Spitfire). The aircraft were […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, WarbirdsMesserschmitt Bf 109 E-4 – Luftwaffe legend flies again
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. Often called Me 109, it was originally conceived as an interceptor and was one of the first modern fighters. It included features such as all-metal [….]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects