The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75 was an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. I had the opportunity to photograph the H75 Hawk and see her fly at Duxford in 2005 while at an airshow. The aircraft had just been restored to flying condition by […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Progress is ongoing at Pays Air Service at Scone NSW on the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire IX MH 603. Since our last visit in February 2014 a great deal of work has been carried out on the wing assemblies, with all of the trailing edge ribs added to both wings and the skins in the […]
Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Recently I visited the restoration team at the B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Fund who are rebuilding the only Consolidated B-24 Liberator in the Southern Hemisphere, B-24M (RAAF serial number A72-176). The aircraft is being restored in one of the original WW2 hangars on the former Werribee Satellite Aerodrome, near Point Cook, Victoria. The project got underway […]
Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481 has arrived at Scone NSW after a lengthy boat trip from Canada via the Panama Canal and New Zealand. The aircraft was unpacked from its shipping container on the 7th of April 2014. It had been very carefully packed and shipped on a […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
Toward the end of the war the need for pilot training was dramatically reduced and large numbers of CAC Wirraways were placed into storage. A small number of aircraft continued in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service as trainers at Uranquinty and Point Cook, Victoria and 17 aircraft were transferred to the newly formed Royal Australian […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft
The CAC Wirraway was ordered by the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) to meet their needs for a general purpose and training aircraft. In the general purpose role they replaced the attractive but obsolete Hawker Demon. In the training role the Wirraway fulfilled the new function of advanced trainer, a new category which was introduced with […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft
March 27th 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the CAC Wirraway, an aircraft of immense significance to Australia. The mass-production of military aircraft in Australia was commenced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) with the production of the Wirraway. Thousands of pilots carried out their advanced training in Wirraway aircraft at Service […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft
There is no doubt a Warbird everyone loves to see and hear is a Supermarine Spitfire. The sound is quite unique, especially the Merlin engine variants. Spitfire aircraft are elegant and aesthetically beautiful examples of the designer’s art. So the eventual inclusion of two more Spitfires on the Australian Warbird scene is cause for excitement. The Supermarine Spitfire […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds