Warbirds Online will be commemorating the Centenary of WW1 over the next 4 years and we will document through regular features, the history and progress of Military Aviation during the war and Australia’s part in it, particularly the Australian Flying Corps (AFC). Australia has a unique place in the history of Aviation going back to the […]
RAAF historic aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
It has been some time since I attended an air show at Duxford UK and chose Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2013 as the ideal days to review the Warbird collections and air displays. The weather was mixed with some cloud, however Duxford turned on its usual fantastic displays of Warbirds with good access […]
Airshows, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Warbirds
Regular readers of aviation publications will be aware of the recent import into Australia of 4 WW1 Fokker reproductions, 3 from Germany built by Achim Engles and another airworthy example from the USA. On the 15th of July there was a celebration to introduce all the arrival of the Warbirds to the Australian public – entitled […]
Fokker Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraft
Watts Bridge Queensland was the venue on the 16th of May 2013 for the first flight of Bruce and Mary Clarkes WW1 Sopwith Pup replica aircraft. The aircraft was built by Bruce and Mary over the past 2 years from an Airdrome kit. The structure externally gives a very faithful representation of the pup although the […]
Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Andrew Carter is a driven, passionate man; he has a deep interest in all things Aviation and is currently an airline pilot based in Brisbane. Andrew was also the driving force behind the formation of The Australian Vintage Aviation Society – TAVAS which seeks to promote the building and flying of pre 1939 military aircraft […]
Fokker Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft