It has been some time since a report has been done on work being carried out by Combat Aircraft Constructions (CAC) at their workshop near Archerfield Brisbane, on several CA12 Boomerang fighters being A46-77, A46-55 and A46-54. CA12 Boomerang A46-77 This Boomerang has taken a milestone step with the mating of the fuselage to the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
With the recent completion and first flight of Mk IX Supermarine Spitfire MH603 by Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR), a division of Pay’s Aviation at Scone NSW, attention has now turned to increasing the pace on the previously reported restoration of two Mk Vc (Trop) Supermarine Spitfires at Scone. Recently all the stored, recovered components from […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
It is now a year since we last reported on the progress being made by Greg Batts of Combat Aircraft Constructions PL on his extensive CAC Boomerang restorations at Archerfield in Brisbane Qld, Australia. Regular readers will know that the first flight of Greg’s own project, CA-12 Boomerang ex RAAF serial A46-54 has been imminent […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
For several decades Warbirds Online has witnessed many displays by a beautiful P51D Mustang ‘Dove of Peace’ in New Zealand, Ex RAAF A68-674, a P-51D-20-NT Manufacture number 111-36299 USAAC serial No 44-13016. This aircraft is a genuine RAAF aircraft and has recently been sold to avid P40 Warbird restorer and enthusiast Doug Hamilton of Wangaratta Vic. […]
RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Dassault Mirage III O(F) Ex RAAF A3-44 arrived in Scone in February 2021 as an addition to the Hunter Fighter Collection after a large transportation exercise. The Mirage will be placed on display in the Hunter Warbirds Aviation Centre, ready for the opening of the centre March 2022. Since then, the magnificent Fighter has been […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Great news on the restoration work being done on the Hunter Fighter Collection (HFC) Warbirds. This month is the end of the COVID lockdown which has allowed HFC to get on with the aircraft restoration projects at Scone NSW. Last week for the first time in 4 months all HFC volunteers were able to return […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 at Pay’s Air Service and Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) at Scone NSW is undergoing a refresh of her paintwork. Following on from our report of the first engine runs of Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. IX MH603 in our news article of June 2020 we can now report on her […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online grew up in the Dubbo area of NSW and it was seeing the many derelict DH 98 Mosquitos from the former RAAF Base at nearby Narromine which triggered an interest in Warbirds from an early age. RAAF Narromine in WWII was a secret base which housed the DH98 Mosquito aircraft of the RAF […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds