RAAF Base Williamtown in the Port Stephens area to the north of Newcastle, NSW has been the largest and most significant operational and training base for the RAAF Fighter fleet since WWII. During WWII the base supported very large fleets of Fighters and training aircraft to supply crews for the fight in the Pacific. Post […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds
The Warbird population at Scone, NSW continues to grow with the recent announcement that another Spitfire MH415 is soon to arrive there from the USA where it had been in storage for many years as part of the legendary ‘Connie’ Edwards collection in Texas. The aircraft is owned by Warbirds Flight Club, a newly formed […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At the start of the year Warbirds Online visited the Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited, located within the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) modern complex at Albion Park, NSW. We were very pleased to see the work being undertaken on three Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters in the workshop. In the past month, we again visited the […]
Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The good news from The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) at Albion Park NSW is that one of their two Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota aircraft, Ex RAAF A65-95, Civil Registration VH-EAE is being refurbished to its RAAF World War II colors and configuration. At the time of our visit in July 2015 the C-47 was being […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited Scone NSW to view the progress being made on the preparations for the first Australian flight of Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481. Regular readers will be aware that this Hurricane was imported from Canada on the 7th of April 2014 and the owner of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger VH-VTB has undergone considerable restoration at Aerotec, Toowoomba Qld following a number of years in “hibernation”. Constructed in 1944 as a TBM-3S by General Motors, the aircraft was delivered to the United States Navy as Bu No 53337 – currently the WWII service history is unknown. Following WWII the TBM was refurbished and […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Following purchase of the large hangar at Caboolture by Ralph Cusack earlier this year all of the stored components of the DAP Beaufort A9-141 have now been relocated to the new accommodation and are in the process of being organized. The restoration hangar/workshop is the new home for the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre (formerly the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online continues our feature articles on the CAC Boomerang survivors with an item on the rarest survivor of all, CA12 A46-3, the third Boomerang built and the last of 3 prototypes constructed. A46-3 was constructed as a CA-12 Mfg. No 826 and was delivered to the RAAF on 10/42. The Boomerang was received on […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds