Warbirds Online visited the airworthy restoration of DAP Bristol Beaufort A9-141 based at Caboolture airfield in February to view the recent progress on restoring this great Warbird. The Beaufort is repositioned yet again to allow for the fitting of the starboard wing which has been much anticipated. The wing is completed and preparations are being made […]
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Warbirds Online continues with a short update on the Pay’s Warbird collection at Scone, NSW. Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481 is currently having a multitude of small details finished before she takes to the air for its first flight. The aircraft has recently been in the paint shop […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Since July 2015, when we last reported on Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481, a lot of work has been done, with the huge task of reassembling all the dismantled components now nearing the end after refurbishing the fuselage with new wood and fabric. Recently the wings of the aircraft […]
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Greg Batts’ work on the CAC Boomerang “collection” in Brisbane continues. Regular readers will recall that at present, four CAC Boomerangs are being worked on within the workshop and work has progressed on all four over the past 3 months. CAC Boomerang A46-249 A46-249 is a CA-19, (last Boomerang built by CAC), being worked on […]
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Warbirds Online has long been a fan of the Fairey Firefly which was extensively operated by the Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Navy operated approximately 108 Fireflys as carrier-borne fighter, anti-submarine and reconnaissance aircraft on HMAS Sydney (III) and HMAS Vengeance and they were introduced to service in 1949 until the late 1950’s. The Firefly […]
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Warbirds Online visited the project to restore DAP Beaufort A9-141 at Caboolture in September 2015. Work on the aircraft has recommenced in its new location at the Caboolture “Big Hangar” which is its new permanent home. New storage and a mezzanine construction has allowed the Beaufort to again be moved in the hangar to its […]
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Work continues on the airworthy restoration of a genuine WWII veteran, Douglas Dakota USAAF C-47A 14050/25495. The aircraft was acquired by Pacific Dakota Restorations, a Not For Profit organization founded by Dave Kingshott and arrived at Caboolture Queensland after a ‘monster move’ from Mareeba, northern Qld in December 2014. Since the aircraft arrived it has […]
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At the Historical Aircraft Preservation Society (HARS), Albion Park NSW, work continues on the restoration of CAC CA-3 Wirraway A20-99 to flying condition. Warbirds Online has visited Wirraway A20-99 several times over the last few years and considerable progress has been made. The engine has been fully rebuilt by Peter Brooke of Historical Aircraft Engines, […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds