Our latest update on the Beaufort A9-141 is indeed very positive. The Beaufort is now back in its original hangar and restoration work continues. The current work includes the installation of the wireless rack and other internal equipment. The aircraft will be restored as closely as possible to its original condition and specification and this includes the […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A new and much anticipated aircraft arrival at Caboolture airfield on 2 September 2014 was Hawker Hunter S4/U/3308 XF432 FR74B, G-9-363, and G-BABM, Singapore “526”. The aircraft is the last of 21 ex-Singapore Air Force Hunters that Geoff Moesker acquired in 1995 and is still owned by him. Geoff has placed the aircraft at Caboolture Qld […]
Cold War, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Hawker Demon was an important aircraft to the RAAF in the inter war years. In 1934 a batch of 18 were ordered from the UK for use as general purpose/fighter aircraft. A further two batches of 36 and 10 were ordered giving a total of 64 aircraft. The Demon provided the RAAF with a […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Warbirds Online has recently visited the restoration site of several Bristol Hercules engines which will eventually power the Australian Beaufighter project under long term rebuild to airworthy condition at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) facility at Albion Park NSW. The rebuilding of a Beaufighter is a very complex task and although the project based […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
A very extensive and important restoration is taking place at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) where the former RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-105 is being meticulously returned to its exact WWII military configuration by the staff in the conservation area. Although a considerable amount of work had been previously undertaken by Malcom Long and others to […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Progress continues this month at Caboolture, Qld with the completion of the main spar refitting to the wing for Bristol (DAP) Beaufort A9-141. There are so many rivets to fit and so much to be done to ensure the wing is rebuilt straight and true before removing it from the jig. However, as seen on […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75 was an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. I had the opportunity to photograph the H75 Hawk and see her fly at Duxford in 2005 while at an airshow. The aircraft had just been restored to flying condition by […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Progress is ongoing at Pays Air Service at Scone NSW on the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire IX MH 603. Since our last visit in February 2014 a great deal of work has been carried out on the wing assemblies, with all of the trailing edge ribs added to both wings and the skins in the […]
Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects