Its exciting news that the Bristol Beaufighter rebuild project has recently moved back into the workshops and display hangar at HARS Albion Park where work is about to recommence on the rebuilding of the Beaufighter aircraft itself. HARS has had a project to rebuild a Beaufighter to fly for decades however the opportunity to accomplish […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Over 3 years ago Australian aviator, Phillip Cooper commenced building a full-size Bristol Fighter replica to celebrate the History of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) operation of the type. Bristol Fighters are rare, even replicas are very hard to come by. After building a fuselage frame, tail section and undercarriage, Phillip realised he had a […]
AFC Aircraft, Fighter Aircraft, Warbirds, WW1 aircraft
More exciting news from Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) at Scone NSW with the arrival of 3 new Supermarine projects – two Supermarine Spitfires F.VC (Trop) and a Supermarine Seafire Mk XV. The 3 projects have been resident in South Australia for some time and were recently purchased by Ross Pay and Paul Bennet for restoration […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The refinishing of Mustang CA-18 PR.22 A68-199 at Scone NSW is ongoing under the watchful eye of Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR). Warbirds Online returned to Scone in early November 2019 to discover what progress had been made in the application of the color scheme. Previously we reported (Oct 2019) on the aircrafts history, previous color […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Warbirds Online we always enjoy a visit to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton UK to view the fantastic collection of rare and varied aircraft as we last reported in 2018. One of our favorite aircraft in the collection is the large and brutal looking Fairey Firefly TT1 (Z2033). The […]
Aviation Museums, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
RAAF CAC CA-5 Wirraway Mk.II advanced trainer/utility aircraft A20-103 located at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra ACT may be out of plain sight in an out of the way corner and displayed in a partially dismantled state but she belies her status as the most successful operational example of the type. The Wirraway was […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Progress is ongoing on the refinishing of the CAC Mustang CA-18 PR.22 1524 Ex RAAF A68-199 paint scheme. Warbirds Online recently visited the Pay’s Air Service paint shop at Scone NSW to view the work being undertaken by Benni Walters on this aircraft since we last visited in August 2019. Further to our earlier report […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently attended a public information and consultation session on the Scone Regional Airport upgrade. The meeting was held on 20th September 2019 to inform the local community about the progress being made on the upgrade and listen to stakeholder feedback on the works at the airport. Update March 2022: The Hunter Warbirds Aviation […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbirds