Since Warbirds Online reported on Ian Baker and his restoration of CAC Boomerangs in June 2019 considerable progress has been made on several of Ian’s Boomerangs. So much so, that CA 13 A46-128 has advanced to the point where it can now be placed on the market as a viable restoration project. This aircraft was […]
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Hawker Sea Fury VH-SHF August 2019 update
Warbirds Online recently visited the restoration of Hawker Sea Fury FB.X (10) also known as a “Bagdad Fury” FB.10 Construction No 37723 civil registered VH-SHF. Readers will recall that this aircraft was purchased at auction by an Australian buyer last year at Archerfield in Queensland. In the last few weeks a team from Pays Vintage […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsRepainting CAC Mustang ex RAAF A68-199 VH-URZ
Warbirds Online reported last year on the return to flight of CAC Mustang CA-18 PR.22 1524 Ex RAAF A68-199, now VH-URZ. This is a very historic aircraft mainly because of its later civil use and was the second last CAC built Mustang its history is detailed in our previous story CAC Mustang CA-18 A68-199 September […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsWarbirds in the Hangar-Australian War Memorial
Warbirds Online recently visited the Australian War Memorials new storage facility constructed adjacent to the Treloar Resource Centre, Mitchell, ACT. Our visit was a planned event as part of the 2019 RAAF Historic and Heritage Publishing Symposium in Canberra. This storage facility was constructed over the past 18 months and adds a sizeable 5240 square […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsNorth American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco 67-14639
Warbirds Online recently visited the team at the Australian War Memorial, Treloar Technology Centre in Mitchell, ACT to view the current aircraft project undergoing conservation and restoration – North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco, Tail Number 67-14639. This aircraft was one of a number of Broncos flown by Australian crews in Vietnam one of 157 of […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviation Museums, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC Mustang CA-17 Mk20 ex RAAF A68-39
Warbirds Online continues our series on surviving CAC built Mustangs with CAC CA-17 Mk20, C/N 1364 Ex RAAF A68-39. This aircraft was constructed at Fisherman’s Bend Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and delivered to the 1 Air Depot (AD) RAAF Laverton on the 3rd March 1945. However, as the war had ended the aircraft was placed […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsCAC Boomerang Restorations by Ian Baker
Since we last visited Ian Baker in 2018 to view his efforts to restore several CAC Boomerang series aircraft, the scope and scale of his operation has expanded considerably. Firstly several other collectors and restorers of the type have decided in the past 12 months to exit from their projects and as a result several […]
Australian Warbirds, CAC Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, WarbirdsBeaufighter Engine Restoration News
Warbirds Online follows on from our previous news on the rebuild of Bristol Hercules engines by Peter Brooke at Historical Aircraft Engines in Brisbane Queensland for the Bristol Beaufighter project of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) and Robert Grienert’s Historical Aircraft Restorations Limited. The major decision has now been made as to the version […]
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