I recently reviewed the book Airframe Album No. 1 – The Heinkel He 219 ‘Uhu’: A Detailed Guide to the Luftwaffe’s Ultimate Nightfighter (Airframe Album). This title is the first in a series of detailed profile style books of famous aircraft, the two other titles being on the Hawker Sea Fury and the CAC Boomerang. […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Books, Warbirds
Antonov An-2 VH-CCE was manufactured in Poland in 1989 and was eventually purchased some years ago by the late Barry Hemple and operated out of Archerfield, Queensland (Qld) on joy flights and as an airshow performer. The An-2 was sold to the current owner Saario Holdings Pty Ltd Runcorn, Qld following Barry’s controversial death in […]
Historic Aircraft
Warbird Grumman TBM-3 Avenger VH-MML put on a fantastic display at the Great Eastern Fly-In air display at Evans Head NSW in January 2014 and illustrated the excellent handling characteristics of the type. As an impressive aircraft, it is worthy of a news article in its own right. TBM-3 Avenger Bu. 53857.VH-MML was built in […]
Airshows, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
The Great Eastern Fly-In air display was held at Evans Head Airfield in Northern NSW from 10 to 12 January 2014. There was a particularly large number of Warbirds for a Fly-In event and it was well supported by a host of local and visiting aircraft. Warbirds Online photographers attended the air display on the […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Warbirds
Kent Lee of Coffs Harbour NSW is a man of many interests and talents. What is less known is Kent’s abiding interest in aviation and flying. A particularly interesting aspect of his aviation passion is his collection of CAC Boomerang survivors of which he has 4 identities, which are verified [….]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
An Italian Reggiane Re.2000 “Falco” has been recovered from the sea near La Spezia about 100 Kms south of Milan, Italy. La Spezia was a WW11 naval base and the Falco was scheduled to be mounted on the catapult of the battleship Vittorio Veneto. However, on a preliminary flight on April 4th 1943 the aircraft […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
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
Every Warbird enthusiast will surely have a sturdy collection of Warbird books, both as a handy reference and for the pleasure of reading. I recently acquired The CAC Boomerang: A Detailed Guide to the RAAF’s Famous WWII Fighter (Airframe Album) and consider it to be a worthy candidate for a book review. It is not often that you […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Books, Warbirds