Over 3 years ago Australian aviator, Phillip Cooper commenced building a full-size Bristol Fighter replica to celebrate the History of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) operation of the type. Bristol Fighters are rare, even replicas are very hard to come by. After building a fuselage frame, tail section and undercarriage, Phillip realised he had a […]
AFC Aircraft, Fighter Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraft
Warbirds Online continues our series on Australian Flying Corps (AFC) aircraft of WWI and today we feature the Airco DH.5 Scout of 1916. This Scout (Fighter) aircraft was designed by the famous Captain Geoffrey de Havilland and was unique in that the top wing of the biplane was moved to the rear of the lower wing […]
AFC Aircraft, Australian Flying Corps, Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, WW1 aircraft