A recent addition to the Heritage Centre, Amberley RAAF Base in Queensland is Avro Anson Mk 1, W2472 (RAF serials were carried through to RAAF use on most Ansons). In 2010 the aircraft was acquired by the ANZAC Day Commemorative Committee (QLD) and donated to the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. The Avro Anson was […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
John Bushell joined the RAAF in 1964, graduating from No 28 Navigator Course in February 1965 and posted to No 82 Wing for flying duties on Canberra bombers he served in No 1 Sqn and No 6 Sqn before posting to No 2 Sqn in 1968. Flying on Canberra bombers in Vietnam 1968 and 1969. […]
Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot
Regular readers of aviation publications will be aware of the recent import into Australia of 4 WW1 Fokker reproductions, 3 from Germany built by Achim Engles and another airworthy example from the USA. On the 15th of July there was a celebration to introduce all the arrival of the Warbirds to the Australian public – entitled […]
Fokker Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraft
Watts Bridge Queensland was the venue on the 16th of May 2013 for the first flight of Bruce and Mary Clarkes WW1 Sopwith Pup replica aircraft. The aircraft was built by Bruce and Mary over the past 2 years from an Airdrome kit. The structure externally gives a very faithful representation of the pup although the […]
Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
On 27 Sept 2012, the de Havilland Mosquito DH98 FB Mk26 KA114 flew again at Ardmore airfield in New Zealand for the first time since 1945. The Mosquito was a Canadian built aircraft and was delivered to the RCAF in 1945 and went straight into storage, later serving briefly with 77 Operational Training Unit and then back […]
NZ Warbirds, Warbirds
In New Zealand, following on from the first flight of Jerry Yegans de Havilland Mosquito, FB Mk26 KA114, comes news of two further Mosquito restorations in the wings and progressing well. Glyn Powell’s de Havilland Mosquito is an Australian built FB Mk40, converted to T Mk43 standard as a trainer and flown post war by the RNZAF […]
NZ Warbirds, Warbirds
A Hawker Tempest aircraft, II MW376, is under restoration in New Zealand by Pioneer Aero for a New Zealand based owner and will make a very exciting addition to the NZ Warbird movement. This Warbird served with the RAF and then the Indian Air Force and was retired in 1953 and then served as a decoy […]
NZ Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
No Bristol Beaufort has been flown for more than 65 years, very few have even survived (There are seven known examples and all are Australian production survivors, no Bristol manufactured examples exist). Now all that is to change, readers will be aware that for some time Ralph Cusack has been in the process of restoring […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds