Warbirds Online had the opportunity to view the progress on the restoration of DHC4 Caribou A4-228 by the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Qld at Caboolture. The Caribou has now gone on display in its purpose built compound at Caboolture Airfield. The aircraft is now fully fenced off in its high tech enclosure and has been […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online reports on the progress Greg Batts has made on CAC Boomerang CA-12 A46-54 at Archerfield in Queensland. Since our last visit the largest milestone achieved is the refitting of the wings which allows for the completion of some of the wiring, control routing, flap set up and hydraulic components finalizing. The wing reconnection […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online brings you news on the refurbishment taking place on CA-18 Mk.21 Mustang A68-110 VH-MFT at Caboolture Qld. The aircraft is being overhauled by Dave Kingshott and his team at Complete Aircraft Care and much work has been completed since our last review in March 2017. The mighty Mustang has had a very thorough […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Ron and Stuart Lee from Caboolture Qld have been for some time acquiring Auster Mk.III airframes and components with a view to restoring several of the breed back onto the Australian register. The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Recently Warbirds Online visited Parkes NSW to assist in the storage and reorganization of some of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) holdings of aircraft components and memorabilia at its facility located in the former Austop wool processing plant. HARS is a huge not for profit Aviation Historical organization who’s principle base is located at […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
One of the relative rarities at Airshows in Australia is the BAC Jet Provost / Hunting Percival Jet Provost series of aircraft. At the recent Wings Over Illawarra 2017 we were treated to a great display by of the last version of the type produced, BAC Jet Provost Model 84, T.5A Ex RAF XW295 civil Australian […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Cold War, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
New Aviation Museums are a rare thing in recent times, given the economic conditions and competing priorities for available resources so the establishment of a new Museum is a newsworthy event. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is in the process of setting up the Parkes Aviation Museum as an offshoot of HARS and has […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
One of the best looking of the airworthy Warbird fleet in Australia is Jeff Trappett’s CAC CA-18 Mustang A68-118 ex RAAF. This is a beautiful machine and is based in Victoria at Morwell. She frequently flies at airshows across the country and is a real crowd favorite. Jeff always displays the aircraft in his own […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds