It’s always a great to visit the picturesque Luskintyre in the Hunter Valley NSW and Luskintyre Aircraft Restoration as its an Aviation enthusiast’s joy to behold with numerous interesting and historic aircraft both resident and passing through for restoration and maintenance. One of the most talented and experienced Warbird Restoration workshops to be seen anywhere is […]
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Spitfire Restorations June 2020
Warbirds Online has finally been able to travel again in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic and we decided to make our first trip back to Scone NSW for an update on activity at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations on their Warbird fleet. Following completion and shipping of Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsTreloar Conservation Centre Aircraft 1999
Warbirds Online has been visiting the Australian War Memorial for over 50 years and one of the great focuses of interest for us has been the extensive collection of Australian Defence Force aircraft dating back over 100 years. This is an internationally recognized collection and is growing by the day. Recently it was announced that […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC CA-25 Winjeel-Young Eagles to Scone NSW
More exciting news from Scone NSW – Ross Pay has purchased two former RAAF Forward Air Control CA-25 Winjeels, A85-411 and A85-426 plus a spares holding. The move to purchase the aircraft comes as the Scone Aviation Attraction Museum is under development at Scone airport. The two aircraft operated extensively in the Hunter Valley from […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsVintage Fighter Restorations–Warbird Restoration Update
Work still goes on in the Warbird world even in these uncertain times of the COVID-19 virus. It’s good to have a diversion, so Warbird Online is featuring the recent restoration work underway at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) at Scone NSW. The big news is that Mk IX Supermarine Spitfire MH415 has now been completed […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsFire Bomber Aircraft Australia 2020
Whilst not Warbirds in the true sense, the efforts of the Fire Bomber aircraft in Australia in the past have been epic Air Wars nonetheless. One of the larger Australian based operations is Pay’s Air Service, based in Scone NSW with a fleet currently comprising 3 Fire Boss amphibians, 6 standard AT-802s , 1 Bell […]
Australian Warbirds, Firebomber, Helicopters, Observation aircraftCAC Mustang ex RAAF A68-199 repaint completed
Warbirds Online completes our series on the repainting of CAC Mustang CA-18 PR.22 A68-199 at Scone NSW. The refinishing of the aircraft is now complete and the aircraft is back in service. There is no camera installation as yet which will complete her restoration if it is decided to take that step. At present, as […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsWarbird Restorations at HARS
Warbirds Online visited the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society Museum at Albion Park NSW for an update on recent progress of the HARS current projects. 2019 has been an excellent year at HARS for aircraft preservation with the acquisition of the RAN Historic Flight aircraft including two Grumman S-2G Trackers, two Bell UH-IB Iroquois helicopters, two […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds