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
Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481 has arrived at Scone NSW after a lengthy boat trip from Canada via the Panama Canal and New Zealand. The aircraft was unpacked from its shipping container on the 7th of April 2014. It had been very carefully packed and shipped on a […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
There is no doubt a Warbird everyone loves to see and hear is a Supermarine Spitfire. The sound is quite unique, especially the Merlin engine variants. Spitfire aircraft are elegant and aesthetically beautiful examples of the designer’s art. So the eventual inclusion of two more Spitfires on the Australian Warbird scene is cause for excitement. The Supermarine Spitfire […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Glyn Powell has recently been reorganizing and preparing to take on the next phase in the de Havilland Mosquito restoration work at his Drury Hills base, near Auckland New Zealand. At the time of our visit in January 2014, work was about to commence on the construction of two fuselages with each likely to take […]
NZ Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
During the month of December Warbirds Online featured the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Boomerang aircraft its history and news on restoration projects currently underway in Australia. There could be no more suitable aircraft to be celebrated in this way. As a part of our ‘special feature’ on the CAC Boomerang we shared a number of videos and have consolidated four of […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird videos, Warbirds
I recently reviewed the book Airframe Album No. 1 – The Heinkel He 219 ‘Uhu’: A Detailed Guide to the Luftwaffe’s Ultimate Nightfighter (Airframe Album). This title is the first in a series of detailed profile style books of famous aircraft, the two other titles being on the Hawker Sea Fury and the CAC Boomerang. […]
Historic Aircraft, Warbird Books, Warbirds
Warbird Grumman TBM-3 Avenger VH-MML put on a fantastic display at the Great Eastern Fly-In air display at Evans Head NSW in January 2014 and illustrated the excellent handling characteristics of the type. As an impressive aircraft, it is worthy of a news article in its own right. TBM-3 Avenger Bu. 53857.VH-MML was built in […]
Airshows, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
The Great Eastern Fly-In air display was held at Evans Head Airfield in Northern NSW from 10 to 12 January 2014. There was a particularly large number of Warbirds for a Fly-In event and it was well supported by a host of local and visiting aircraft. Warbirds Online photographers attended the air display on the […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Warbirds