A ceremony was held at the RAAF Amberley Heritage Center on 21 April 2013 to mark the completion of external work on the Government Aircraft Factory Canberra B Mk 20, which has been under restoration at Amberleys restoration facility for some time. The Canberra aircraft has now been moved into the display hanger at the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The Udvar Hazy is not the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) proper which is located in the center of Washington. I am sure you all know that but some tourists get confused. NASM is the most visited museum in the world but is not big enough to hold the Smithsonian collection of aircraft, hence […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
The National Aerospace Museum (NASM) in Washington DC is one of the worlds largest Aviation themed museums and houses a wonderful collection of Warbirds. For those who haven’t travelled in this part of the the USA, there are a large group of Museums in the centre of Washington that are owned by the Smithsonion Institution, […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
In a quiet Brisbane workshop Greg Batts massive undertaking to restore not one but 3 iconic CAC Boomerang fighters to flight has been slowly proceeding for some years and the work is now near to completion with the first of the 3 hoped to be flying within a year. The CAC Boomerang Fighter was nearly […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Australian Warbird movement had its genesis in the 1950s with individuals such as Titus Oates, Sid Marshall, Jack McDonald, Harold Thomas and Col Pay to name a few. These were people of passion, vision and with strong personalities, required to overcome the inevitable bureaucratic and financial hurdles faced by the early pioneers of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Amberley, Queensland, Australia work continues on the disposal and distribution of recently retired General Dynamics F111 fighter aircraft. The F111 commenced service in Australia in 1973 after a protracted 10 year purchase with 24 F111 C aircraft (4 later converted to RF111 C). Later four ex-United States Air Force (USAF) F-111As were purchased and […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft
Currently undergoing an extensive restoration at RAAF Amberley is the Australian built Government Aircraft Factory, English Electric Canberra aircraft B Mk20 A84-242. This is a highly significant airframe and it was delivered in 1957 and served with No2 Squadron, in 1958 it served in the Malayan Emergency and was involved in the very first RAAF Jet […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In May 2012, the 90th Birthday celebration was held at Caboolture for Flt Lt Wally Dalitz. Wally has had a fascinating life and 90 of his friends turned out to celebrate the great day with him and his achievements. Wally was born in Nhill in country Victoria and had a happy and adventurous childhood around […]
Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbirds