Warbirds Online was given the great honour and privilege of sitting in the cockpit and starting both engines of Douglas Dakota USAAF C-47A 14050/25495 under restoration at Caboolture by Pacific Dakota Restorations under the capable supervision of Dave Kingshott. It may sound an easy task, but there is some trepidation as nobody wants to “break […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online continues its series on Australian War Memorial (AWM) exhibits, with a story on Hawker Sea Fury VW232 finished as VX730 on display at the AWM, Canberra. The Hawker Sea Fury was one of the last active piston engine fighters to see service with the Navies of the World and it was also one of […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAN historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online continues its series on the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) machines of WWI with a feature on the famous Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8. The R.E.8 (Reconnaissance Experimental 8), a British two-seat biplane, was the result of a line of aircraft developed by the Royal Aircraft Factory in the UK for use as a reconnaissance […]
Australian Flying Corps, Historic Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Since July 2015, when we last reported on Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481, a lot of work has been done, with the huge task of reassembling all the dismantled components now nearing the end after refurbishing the fuselage with new wood and fabric. Recently the wings of the aircraft […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Since our last report on the restoration of Jack McDonald’s Hawker Demon much change has taken place at Caboolture. The major event has been the relocation of the project to the new ”Beaufort Restoration” hangar along with the DAP Beaufort , tools and other aircraft in the collection as well as Jack’s MiG 17 fighter. […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Work continues on the airworthy restoration of a genuine WWII veteran, Douglas Dakota USAAF C-47A 14050/25495. The aircraft was acquired by Pacific Dakota Restorations, a Not For Profit organization founded by Dave Kingshott and arrived at Caboolture Queensland after a ‘monster move’ from Mareeba, northern Qld in December 2014. Since the aircraft arrived it has […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The Warbird population at Scone, NSW continues to grow with the recent announcement that another Spitfire MH415 is soon to arrive there from the USA where it had been in storage for many years as part of the legendary ‘Connie’ Edwards collection in Texas. The aircraft is owned by Warbirds Flight Club, a newly formed […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online regularly visits the Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited facility at Albion Park NSW and we have been watching the progress being made on several Bristol Beaufighter cockpits being constructed as museum display items. These cockpits are restored for trading purposes and to produce exhibits for Museums seeking to display a significant item related to […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects