One of the most dramatic Warbirds ever to fly in Australia was a MiG 21 UTI which was operational at Williamtown RAAF base for several years from 1994. The mighty MiG was a Czechoslovakia built machine and was delivered to the Polish Air Force in 1973. The aircraft was purchased by Australian Dick McIntosh in […]
Cold War
Warbirds Online has acquired a large inventory of photographs over the years and we enjoy sharing these with our readers whenever we can. Today’s subject is an interesting collection of photos taken at RAF Butterworth in Malaysia and RAF Tengah and Seletar in Singapore, taken prior to their respective independence from the UK. These bases were […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft
A new and much anticipated aircraft arrival at Caboolture airfield on 2 September 2014 was Hawker Hunter S4/U/3308 XF432 FR74B, G-9-363, and G-BABM, Singapore “526”. The aircraft is the last of 21 ex-Singapore Air Force Hunters that Geoff Moesker acquired in 1995 and is still owned by him. Geoff has placed the aircraft at Caboolture Qld […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
With the future advent of the new JSF F-35B into service and the scaling back of the UK defense budget, the BAE/ McDonnell Douglas Harrier and Sea Harrier is becoming a less common sight these days and indeed it was a real surprise to see one again on my recent trip to the UK in […]
Airshows, Cold War
Warbirds Online has long been a fan of the Avro Vulcan and although the aircraft was a success throughout its RAF service from 1956 until 1984, it was also a very dramatic performer as a display aircraft. My earliest sight of a Vulcan was at primary school at Dubbo NSW in the early 1960s when […]
Airshows, Cold War