Julius Lockington “Judy” Patching, AO, OBE (4 January 1917 – 13 February 2009) was a photographic enthusiast and Warbirds Online has been privileged to be allowed access to his pre War photographic album whilst he was serving aboard the RAN Cruiser HMAS Canberra. These photographs are excellent, in that they depict a facet of Australian Maritime […]
RAAF historic aircraft
Warbirds Online has long admired the CAC Sabre CA27-83 Mk.32 A94-983 which has had quite a service and civil history. Manufactured in November 1957 as an RAAF fighter and delivered to 1 Aircraft Depot and then to 76 Fighter Wing at Williamtown it then served with 3Sqn RAAF at Butterworth, Malaysia in 1958 until it […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, RAAF historic aircraft
From the Warbirds Online photo vault is an image of Lockheed Ventura PV-1 Bu.48900 237-6136 RAAF S/N A59-72 “Southern Job”. This aircraft came on RAAF charge on 29/02/44 and served with 13 Sqn. The aircraft served in the South Pacific Theatre of operations until it crashed on 25/11/45 during take-off at Balikpapan. The Ventura ran […]
RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online continues with its description of the early equipment of the Central Flying School (CSF) at Point Cook Victoria, prior to and during WW1. One of the two types first ordered for the CFS was the Deperdussin Type A of which two were ordered (CFS 4&5) in 1912 and delivered in May 1913 at […]
Australian Flying Corps, Historic Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Ian Baker continues to progress his rebuild of CAC CA-12 Boomerangs A46-89 and A46-90. Warbirds Online recently visited Ian in Sydney NSW and was able to see the great Warbirds and his spares holdings for them. We previously reported News on these projects in 2013 and Ian certainly hasn’t been sitting on his hands since […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Today Warbirds Online can report the arrival of a Bristol F.2b Fighter at Caboolture, Qld. The Bristol aircraft was built to exacting standards by Ed Storo in the USA and completed in 1993. Registered as N7724, in 2001 the aircraft made its way to New Zealand and was displayed at various airshows in the colors […]
Australian Flying Corps, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Recently Warbirds Online visited the huge Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) facility at Albion Park, NSW. HARS is a long established society with a proven track record in acquiring and restoring a large number of significant civil aircraft and Warbirds. It is a very large modern facility even on a global scale. The workshops and […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The Royal Australian Navy operated twenty McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk aircraft including 4 Ta-4G twin seat trainers. Ten of these were lost in service, whilst upon the demise of the type in RAN service in 1984, the remaining 10 aircraft (including 2 of the 2 seater TA-4Gs) were purchased by New Zealand and joined the […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft