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 […]
Posts tagged "Warbirds"
Wally Dalitz an RAAF icon
In May 2012, the 90th Birthday celebration was held at Caboolture for Flt Lt Wally Dalitz. Wally has had a fascinating life and 90 of his friends turned out to celebrate the great day with him and his achievements. Wally was born in Nhill in country Victoria and had a happy and adventurous childhood around […]
Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, WarbirdsNew Avro Anson for Amberley
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, WarbirdsFokker Aircraft Collection Australian launch
Regular readers of aviation publications will be aware of the recent import into Australia of 4 WW1 Fokker reproductions, 3 from Germany built by Achim Engles and another airworthy example from the USA. On the 15th of July there was a celebration to introduce all the arrival of the Warbirds to the Australian public – entitled […]
Fokker Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraftNew Zealand de Havilland Mosquito flies again
On 27 Sept 2012, the de Havilland Mosquito DH98 FB Mk26 KA114 flew again at Ardmore airfield in New Zealand for the first time since 1945. The Mosquito was a Canadian built aircraft and was delivered to the RCAF in 1945 and went straight into storage, later serving briefly with 77 Operational Training Unit and then back […]
NZ Warbirds, WarbirdsGlyn Powell’s Mosquito restoration – T43 NZ2308
In New Zealand, following on from the first flight of Jerry Yegans de Havilland Mosquito, FB Mk26 KA114, comes news of two further Mosquito restorations in the wings and progressing well. Glyn Powell’s de Havilland Mosquito is an Australian built FB Mk40, converted to T Mk43 standard as a trainer and flown post war by the RNZAF […]
NZ Warbirds, WarbirdsA Hawker Tempest in the air again!
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, WarbirdsRalph Cusacks Beaufort restoration
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