Warbirds Online recently visited Pay’s Air Services at Scone, NSW to catch up with progress on the restoration of Warbird, Supermarine Spitfire IX MH 603. This aircraft is undergoing an extensive rebuild to flying condition. The Pays team are making great progress, despite also working toward preparations for the first flight of Hawker Hurricane XII […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
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
Warbirds Online is proud to be assisting the Australian National Aviation Museum (ANAM) in its effort to secure and restore the oldest surviving CAC built Mustang resident in Australia. The ANAM had its genesis in the formation of the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group (AARG) in 1962 with a Museum being established in 1965 at Moorabbin […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Recently another little known CAC Boomerang survivor has come into the ownership of well-known Boomerang restorer Ian Baker of Sydney NSW. The aircraft is a CA-13 C/N 963 RAAF serial A46-140. The Boomerang was delivered by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation to the RAAF on 19 September 1943 and was issued to RAAF 83Sqn on 31.10.1943 and […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds