Warbirds Online recently travelled to RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland to look up an old favourite restoration of ours, Avro Anson Mk 1, W2472. Regular readers will recall our news article dated 1 July, 2013, New Avro Anson for Amberley, when the wreck arrived at RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre for restoration in the queue of projects […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
It has been some time since Warbirds Online visited the Workshop of Greg Batts of Combat Aircraft Constructions at Archerfield, Brisbane. Readers will recall that Greg has been restoring his own CA-12 Boomerang in addition to currently working on 3 other CA-12 Boomerang’s A46-55, A46-77 and A46-92, not to mention having done fuselage work on […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In a coup for the Australian Warbird movement and historic aviation globally, the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a flown by Australia’s top scoring Battle of Britain ace, 39461 Flight Lieut. Paterson Clarence Hughes, DFC (19 September 1917 – 7 September 1940) is to be rebuilt to airworthy condition and operated in Australia as a flying […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online has been working with The Hunter Fighter Collection Inc. located at Scone NSW on a great initiative to acquire 2 major aircraft types to be displayed at the Scone Warbird Visitor Attraction, scheduled to open in December 2021. Today we share news that the Scone Warbird Attraction is pending the arrival of 2 […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online has the latest news on the progress on the 3 Lockheed P-38 Lightning rebuilds being undertaken by Robert Grienert and the team at Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited at Albion Park NSW. Regular readers will recall our News article “Lockheed P-38 Lightning Warbird Restorations” dated 28 October 2020. However, while on a recent visit […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The exciting news for Warbird enthusiasts is that the work to build the new Warbird Aviation Attraction at Scone NSW is proceeding very well. This will be the first purpose built Military Aviation Museum facility built in many years in Australia and will be a significant boost to the Warbird movement in Australia. So far […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
It is over two years since Warbirds Online reported on progress on the 3 Lockheed P-38 Lightning rebuilds being undertaken by Robert Grienert and the team at Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited at Albion Park NSW. Readers will recall that the progress at that stage was concerned with the effort to rebuild the 3 huge wing […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently revisited the HARS Aviation Museum at Albion Park NSW to view the newly arrived aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy Historic Flight after they were gifted to HARS. Of particular interest on the day of our visit were the Grumman S-2G Trackers, two of which have now joined the original HARS resident […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects