Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) at Scone NSW is undergoing a refresh of her paintwork. Following on from our report of the first engine runs of Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 in our news article of June 2020 we can now report on her […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online grew up in the Dubbo area of NSW and it was seeing the many derelict DH 98 Mosquitos from the former RAAF Base at nearby Narromine which triggered an interest in Warbirds from an early age. RAAF Narromine in WWII was a secret base which housed the DH98 Mosquito aircraft of the RAF […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Today Warbirds Online presents a set of images from our Warbird photo archives of Martin Mariner PBM-3R transport flying boats. These photos were mostly taken at the RAAF Flying Boat base at Townsville Qld by an unknown photographer. The photographs were acquired from various sources, including second-hand dealers and Ex RAAF staff. It was common […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has over the years acquired a large selection of original photos taken during service by RAAF personnel as well as official photos taken by RAAF photographers. Today we are sharing several images, mostly taken during WWII from our negatives collection that we have scanned. Given the nature of the conditions in which the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has visited the UK many times over the years and extensively toured the Historic Warbird Aviation Museums throughout the country. One of the most significant areas of the UK from an aviation perspective is the county of Kent, scene of massive action during WWII especially during the Battle of Britain. Throughout Kent were […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Much progress is being made on the new Hunter Warbirds museum at Scone Airport NSW. Since our last news article “Warbird Aviation Attraction Scone NSW “in January 2021, the progress has been substantial, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The groundworks and layout of utilities was conducted to facilitate the laying of the huge […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
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 […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft
Warbirds Online have a few favourite aircraft we often like to visit when we travel to the United Kingdom and one of the most unusual is an ex Australian operated Supermarine Seagull V A2-4 VH-ALB. The Seagull and the Supermarine Walrus I are to all intents and purposes the same aircraft; Walrus being the name given […]
Amphibious Aircraft, Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects