Our latest update on the Beaufort A9-141 is indeed very positive. The Beaufort is now back in its original hangar and restoration work continues. The current work includes the installation of the wireless rack and other internal equipment. The aircraft will be restored as closely as possible to its original condition and specification and this includes the […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A new and much anticipated aircraft arrival at Caboolture airfield on 2 September 2014 was Hawker Hunter S4/U/3308 XF432 FR74B, G-9-363, and G-BABM, Singapore “526”. The aircraft is the last of 21 ex-Singapore Air Force Hunters that Geoff Moesker acquired in 1995 and is still owned by him. Geoff has placed the aircraft at Caboolture Qld […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Hawker Demon was an important aircraft to the RAAF in the inter war years. In 1934 a batch of 18 were ordered from the UK for use as general purpose/fighter aircraft. A further two batches of 36 and 10 were ordered giving a total of 64 aircraft. The Demon provided the RAAF with a […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Yeovilton air show 2014 was well supported by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight with the attendance of Spitfires MK356 (Mk LFIXe) and PS915 (Mk PRXIX) and the units Dakota ZA947 which is now painted to represent Dakota FZ692 of No 233 Squadron, around the D-Day period in 1944 . The two Spitfires put […]
Airshows, Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft
With the future advent of the new JSF F-35B into service and the scaling back of the UK defense budget, the BAE/ McDonnell Douglas Harrier and Sea Harrier is becoming a less common sight these days and indeed it was a real surprise to see one again on my recent trip to the UK in […]
Airshows, Cold War
Warbirds Online has long been a fan of the Avro Vulcan and although the aircraft was a success throughout its RAF service from 1956 until 1984, it was also a very dramatic performer as a display aircraft. My earliest sight of a Vulcan was at primary school at Dubbo NSW in the early 1960s when […]
Airshows, Cold War
At Warbirds Online we are real fans of 1930s biplane fighters, in particular the Hawker series of aircraft including the Audax, Hind, Fury, Demon, Hartbees, Osprey and Hart and others. This series of designs was very successful being built in Bomber and Fighter configurations as well as a carrier based fighter in the case of the […]
Airshows, Historic Aircraft
I visited the RAF Museum Hendon again this year for the first time in 9 years to see what progress has been made on their aircraft collection. One aspect of the collection which has always appealed to me has been the exhibits that served in Australia with the RAAF, including a Supermarine Walrus/Seagull, Lockheed Hudson […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft