It is over a year since Warbirds Online visited the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Parkes NSW Aviation Museum and storage facility. We recently returned to assist with the activities at both Parkes sites. HARS runs regular working parties to assist in growing the Museum at the Parkes airport and manage the storage facility at […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently travelled to HARS Parkes Aviation Museum, NSW to view the newly arrived ex RAAF Lockheed Neptune A89-302 5021 P-2E (built as P2V-4 133640 but modified on the production line to approximate a P2V-5 ) previously RAAF serial A89-595. This aircraft is extremely historic being the oldest surviving RAAF Neptune and the only […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online is pleased to share the news on the recent sale of Hawker Sea Fury FB.X (10) also known as a “Bagdad Fury” FB.10 Construction No 37723 civil registered VH-SHF. The aircraft was placed for Auction with Liquid Asset Management on behalf of The Australian Government on 27th September 2018 and concluded 18th October. […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online attended the Temora Aviation Museum’s (TAM) Warbirds Downunder Airshow 2018 on October 12 – October 13, which again was a spectacular success. With a great line up of Warbirds in attendance, the Warbirds on display were high on quality and quantity, with only a couple of no shows due to unserviceability. Coupled with […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online visited Scone, NSW in October 2018 to view the progress on the restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR), a division of Pay’s Air Service, on two Mk IX Supermarine Spitfires, MH603 and MH415. We last reported on these aircraft in March 2018 and in the last few months significant progress has been made. MH603 and MH415 […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre located at Caboolture, Qld to review the progress on the restoration of DAP/ Bristol Beaufort A9-141. Progress since we last visited has been steady but constant and the hard working team have completed many items required to progress the goal to get the Beaufort airworthy. Work […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Work continues to rebuild Bristol Hercules engines by Peter Brooke at Historical Aircraft Engines in Brisbane Queensland for the Bristol Beaufighter project of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). The great news at present is the arrival from New Zealand of no less than 16 tons of Bristol Hercules spare parts. This purchase has been […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Parkes Aero Club celebrates 70 years in 2018 with an Aero Spectacular on Saturday 14 April, 2018 10am – 4pm at Parkes Regional Airport, NSW. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), Parkes Aviation Museum will be supporting an Aero Spectacular organized by the Parkes Aero Club to celebrate its 70th anniversary of the on Saturday […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects