The reassembly of the MiG-17F was a priority for HFC Volunteers recently, following her recent arrival at Scone NSW. The work detail includes preparing her to display standard, in readiness for the opening in the coming months of the Hunter Warbirds Aviation Centre at Scone NSW. A team of 10 volunteers spent 3 days on […]
Aviation Museums, Cold War, Warbirds
Jack McDonald has kindly made his MIG-17F available to the Hunter Fighter Collection Inc (HFC), a not-for-profit organisation, for display in the new Hunter Warbirds Aviation Centre at Scone NSW. The MIG painted as Polish Air Force “402” in a silver finish with red trim and markings will provide a view of an adversary aircraft […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Cold War, Warbirds
Warbirds Online last visited Europe pre COVID in 2018 when we toured with a group of aviation enthusiasts to various locations associated with the ”Air War in Europe in WWII” and we visited the huge Military History Air Museum (Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr ) at Gatow Airfield Berlin, Germany. This very historic site has seen […]
Cold War, Fighter Aircraft, Helicopters, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
A significant addition to the Eastern Bloc cold war fighter force was the MiG-17, also known as the Lim-5M or Lim-6bis when produced under License in Poland and China as the Shenyang J-5 (for local use) or F-5 (for export) . The MiG-17 was a transitional Fighter designed to be a transonic evolution of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Pilot
Warbirds Online was recently passed on a collection of 1950’s era photos and postcards mainly produced as promotional material by USA aircraft manufacturers in order to promote their innovative designs to garner support from Government and the Defence Department for their submissions to various contracts. Many of these designs were serious production aircraft whilst others […]
Cold War, Observation aircraft, Warbirds
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 […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, Vintage Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Looking back in time, Warbirds Online undertook an Aviation tour of the UK with a group of fellow aviation enthusiasts from Australia in 2003. It was a great trip and the memorable adventure was to attend the NATO Air Show in Scotland at Royal Air Force station Leuchars, located in Fife, on the east coast […]
Airshows, Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited the Australian War Memorials new storage facility constructed adjacent to the Treloar Resource Centre, Mitchell, ACT. Our visit was a planned event as part of the 2019 RAAF Historic and Heritage Publishing Symposium in Canberra. This storage facility was constructed over the past 18 months and adds a sizeable 5240 square […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds