One of the best looking of the immediate post WWII Naval fighter aircraft was the Hawker Sea Hawk which had its genesis in a war time design but did not fly until 1947. The aircraft was one of the first British designed Jet powered naval fighters. The aircraft featured good range and armament and was […]
Airshows, Cold War, Fighter Aircraft, Warbirds
Today we report on CockpitRockers based in Olching, Germany, a small team of Warbird enthusiasts which specializes in creating premium Warbird instrument panels for WWII fighters. In particular the group concentrates on Messerschmitt Bf 109, Supermarine Spitfire and North American P51 panels but also works on other types. The manufacturer commenced working on panels in […]
Fighter Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
RAAF Base Williamtown in the Port Stephens area to the north of Newcastle, NSW has been the largest and most significant operational and training base for the RAAF Fighter fleet since WWII. During WWII the base supported very large fleets of Fighters and training aircraft to supply crews for the fight in the Pacific. Post […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
At the start of the year Warbirds Online visited the Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited, located within the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) modern complex at Albion Park, NSW. We were very pleased to see the work being undertaken on three Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters in the workshop. In the past month, we again visited the […]
Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In memory of the Centenary of the commencement of WWI and the Gallipoli campaign Warbirds Online celebrates some very famous Australian Flying Corps (AFC) aircraft and today we recognize the efforts of those who fought in the AFC Bristol Fighters, F.2Bs or “ Brisfit” as it was known. The Bristol F.2B was first flown on […]
Australian Flying Corps, Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
The Yeovilton air show 2014 was well supported by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight with the attendance of Spitfires MK356 (Mk LFIXe) and PS915 (Mk PRXIX) and the units Dakota ZA947 which is now painted to represent Dakota FZ692 of No 233 Squadron, around the D-Day period in 1944 . The two Spitfires put […]
Airshows, Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft
At Amberley, Queensland, Australia work continues on the disposal and distribution of recently retired General Dynamics F111 fighter aircraft. The F111 commenced service in Australia in 1973 after a protracted 10 year purchase with 24 F111 C aircraft (4 later converted to RF111 C). Later four ex-United States Air Force (USAF) F-111As were purchased and […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft