In August 2013 I updated our Warbird enthusiasts on the progress being made on the restoration project currently underway on the Bristol Beaufort at Caboolture Qld, Australia. Further activity has now occurred on the Beaufort and it’s time to provide an update. The full set of movable tail surfaces has now been fully rebuilt, covered, painted and refitted […]
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Beaufort restoration update 2013
Warbird restoration enthusiasts will have been following the restoration of Beaufort A9-141 for some years. Recently there have been some developments in the progress of this restoration and it’s timely for an update. Beaufort A9-141’s home for the past few years at Caboolture airfield has become unavailable and as such the aircraft has had to […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsGAF Canberra on display at Amberley
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, WarbirdsBatt’s Boomerangs
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 ProjectsRalph Cusack Warbird Pioneer
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, WarbirdsGAF Canberra restoration at RAAF Amberley
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, WarbirdsNew Avro Anson for Amberley
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, WarbirdsRalph Cusacks Beaufort restoration
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