The Australian Warbird movement had its genesis in the 1950s with individuals such as Titus Oates, Sid Marshall, Jack McDonald, Harold Thomas and Col Pay to name a few. These were people of passion, vision and with strong personalities, required to overcome the inevitable bureaucratic and financial hurdles faced by the early pioneers of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Currently undergoing an extensive restoration at RAAF Amberley is the Australian built Government Aircraft Factory, English Electric Canberra aircraft B Mk20 A84-242. This is a highly significant airframe and it was delivered in 1957 and served with No2 Squadron, in 1958 it served in the Malayan Emergency and was involved in the very first RAAF Jet […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A recent addition to the Heritage Centre, Amberley RAAF Base in Queensland is Avro Anson Mk 1, W2472 (RAF serials were carried through to RAAF use on most Ansons). In 2010 the aircraft was acquired by the ANZAC Day Commemorative Committee (QLD) and donated to the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. The Avro Anson was […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
A Hawker Tempest aircraft, II MW376, is under restoration in New Zealand by Pioneer Aero for a New Zealand based owner and will make a very exciting addition to the NZ Warbird movement. This Warbird served with the RAF and then the Indian Air Force and was retired in 1953 and then served as a decoy […]
NZ Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
No Bristol Beaufort has been flown for more than 65 years, very few have even survived (There are seven known examples and all are Australian production survivors, no Bristol manufactured examples exist). Now all that is to change, readers will be aware that for some time Ralph Cusack has been in the process of restoring […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds