Ian Baker continues to progress his rebuild of CAC CA-12 Boomerangs A46-89 and A46-90. Warbirds Online recently visited Ian in Sydney NSW and was able to see the great Warbirds and his spares holdings for them. We previously reported News on these projects in 2013 and Ian certainly hasn’t been sitting on his hands since […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Recently Warbirds Online visited the huge Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) facility at Albion Park, NSW. HARS is a long established society with a proven track record in acquiring and restoring a large number of significant civil aircraft and Warbirds. It is a very large modern facility even on a global scale. The workshops and […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Recently Warbirds Online visited the workshop of Historic Aircraft Restorations Limited, located within the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) modern complex at Albion Park, NSW. This was a great opportunity to have a look at all the current projects under way and discuss with Robert Grienert, workshop manager, where the work is going in the […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Work continues at an astounding pace on the restoration of Jack McDonald’s Hawker Demon Warbird restoration project at Caboolture Queensland (Qld). Since our last report much work has been centered upon restoration of the fuselage structure of the aircraft and bringing together the required parts for the completion of the aircraft from Jack’s holding of […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
At Caboolture Air field in Queensland a new Warbird restoration project has emerged to restore a genuine WW11 veteran, USAAF C47A to airworthy condition in full service configuration as a flying memorial to the service of those who flew in WW11 in the type. The aircraft is a Douglas Dakota C-47A-30-DK and was manufactured by […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online has again visited the restoration facility (Combat Aircraft Constructions) of Greg Batts in suburban Brisbane to update our readers on progress on his prodigious CAC Boomerang restoration projects. Since our last visit, Greg has advanced his own aircraft CAC Boomerang CA-12, RAAF serial A46-54 with the final fitting of 99% of the wiring […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
During a recent trip to the UK I was very grateful to be given an inspection of the Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L6739 (G-BPIV) being completed to flying status by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) by John “Smudge” Smith. This project had its genesis in the 1970’s when Ormond Hayden Baillie acquired two Canadian built Bolingbroke […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Work this month has continued on Beaufort A9-141 with the wireless rack and other internal fit out occurring whilst the re-spared wing continues to be finished ready for refitting. This work has included installing the control surface gears which are ingenious little artifacts in their own right. Skinning of the leading edge of the wing will […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects