Warbirds Online continues our series on surviving CAC built Mustangs with CAC CA-17 Mk20, C/N 1364 Ex RAAF A68-39. This aircraft was constructed at Fisherman’s Bend Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and delivered to the 1 Air Depot (AD) RAAF Laverton on the 3rd March 1945. However, as the war had ended the aircraft was placed […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Since we last visited Ian Baker in 2018 to view his efforts to restore several CAC Boomerang series aircraft, the scope and scale of his operation has expanded considerably. Firstly several other collectors and restorers of the type have decided in the past 12 months to exit from their projects and as a result several […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online follows on from our previous news on the rebuild of Bristol Hercules engines by Peter Brooke at Historical Aircraft Engines in Brisbane Queensland for the Bristol Beaufighter project of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) and Robert Grienert’s Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited. The major decision has now been made as to the version […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online attended the Wings Over Illawarra (WOI) 2019 Airshow on the 4th and 5th of May. This show has built up a great reputation as one of Australia’s premier airshows over the past few years and this year’s edition was no exception. The weather could have been kinder on the Sunday and curtailed Sunday’s […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently journeyed to the NSW country city of Dubbo to visit one of the most skilled metal workers we have ever seen. Mark Nugent is a highly trained coachbuilder with an excellent reputation for high quality work. Interestingly Mark works in the fields of Motor Vehicle restoration and Aircraft restoration. Although it is […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online continues our series on Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) CA-17/18 Mustang survivors with a barely surviving aircraft, Ex RAAF A68-5 a CA-17 Mk.20 construction number 1330. As the serial indicates this was the 5th CAC produced Mustang constructed from partially finished components imported from the USA. The Mustang was delivered to the RAAF No […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited Vintage Fighter Restorations to view the progress on two Mk IX Supermarine Spitfires, MH603 and MH415. We last reported on these aircraft in October 2018 and since then the VFR team have again made great progress on the restoration of these aircraft. Mk IX Supermarine Spitfire MH415 has now overtaken MH603 […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In a move likely to please many Warbird enthusiasts Government Aircraft Factory (GAF) built Marcel Dassault Mirage III IIIO(F) Ex RAAF A3-44 has been loaned on a long term basis to the Benalla Aviation Museum, Victoria. The arrangement is for a minimum of 10 years. The Benalla Aviation Museum is a great Museum that is […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects