A species of radial engined “Warbird” which is becoming increasingly rare is the Convair CV-240, 340 440 series of medium transports and their military derivations. Warbirds Online was recently at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS Aviation Museum) at Albion Park NSW to view Convair CV-440, ZS-ARV. She arrived on the 21 August 2016 after […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft
Australia is home to a very unique Curtiss P40 aircraft – the only flying genuine P40F Merlin engine derivative of the famous P40 Hawk series of fighters. Owned and operated by Judy Pay of Tyabb Victoria the aircraft is P-40F-1-CU “Pee Wee” Serial Number 41-14112 Nose 106, built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York during […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Today we share an update on our previous report on the refurbishment taking place on CA-18 Mk.21 Mustang A68-110 VH-MFT at Caboolture Qld. We were recently on hand to photograph the removal of the fuselage from the wing structure which is a major operation for any Mustang as the wings are a one piece assembly […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently travelled to Queensland to visit Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer VH-AIS which is presently residing at Bradfield airstrip near Atkinsons Dam in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley about 80Km North West of Brisbane. We travelled in style in the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Queensland (AAHCQ) based Cessna O-1 Birdog VH-XVB and were expertly piloted by […]
Historic Aircraft
The Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Queensland based at Caboolture had an early Christmas present when de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2 / Sea Devon C.20 c/n 04410 VH-DHI arrived at Caboolture from the nearby Redcliffe Queensland (Qld) airport on its delivery flight. The Dove/Devon has been acquired by several AAHCQ members and will be based at […]
Historic Aircraft, RAN historic aircraft
Excellent progress has been made in reassembly and restoration of DHC 4 Caribou A4-228 at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre based at Caboolture Qld. Since our last update in September 2016 most of the remaining components of the airframe have been cleaned, refurbished and refitted. The entire empennage assembly has been refitted and all controls […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
There has been some very significant progress on the airframe restoration of Jack McDonald’s Hawker Demon, particularly the fitting of the woodwork on the fuselage. Since our last report in May 2016 most of the woodwork has been undertaken by very talented volunteer, Dave Saunders and the quality of the work and progress is excellent. […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online attended the Brisbane Valley Airshow at Watts Bridge on the 26th and 27th of August 2016. Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield is a historic ex WWII airfield and is located about 130 kms North West of Brisbane, Qld. The airfield houses an eclectic range of Warbirds, classic veteran aircraft and general aviation machines and […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft