The latest visit by Warbirds Online to Greg Batts, Combat Aircraft Constructions in Queensland has revealed considerable progress on several of the Boomerangs in Greg’s care. A46-249, a CA-19, and the last Boomerang built, is being worked on for The Old Aeroplane Company of Tyabb Victoria has seen a startling amount of work. When we […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
In memory of the Centenary of the commencement of WWI and the Gallipoli campaign Warbirds Online celebrates some very famous Australian Flying Corps (AFC) aircraft and today we recognize the efforts of those who fought in the AFC Bristol Fighters, F.2Bs or “ Brisfit” as it was known. The Bristol F.2B was first flown on […]
Australian Flying Corps, Fighter Aircraft, Historic Aircraft, WW1 aircraft
Although not Australia’s first Warbird, Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII VH-HET RAAF S/N: A58-758 is surely the most famous – universally known as the “Pay Spitfire” This Spitfire was the last of a number of Spitfires purchased for the RAAF. It was built in the UK in 1945 and shipped to Australia arriving on 19/06/45 at […]
Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Scone NSW work progresses on Hawker Hurricane C/N 60372, C-FDNL, Mk XII / IIB Serial No 5481. The Hurricane fuselage was sent to Matt Webber and the team at Luskintyre Aircraft Restoration last year. This is so that the fuselage woodwork could be refurbished and new cloth added to the fuselage, as it had […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
One interesting feature of the RAAF Richmond Bi Centennial Air Show in 1988 was the presence of 3 replica WW11 Fighters, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 and 2 Spitfires. Externally the replicas were quite convincing and popular folklore has it that the Spitfires were cast from the real thing (supposedly Col Pays Spitfire). The aircraft were […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Warbirds
Julius Lockington “Judy” Patching, AO, OBE (4 January 1917 – 13 February 2009) was a photographic enthusiast and Warbirds Online has been privileged to be allowed access to his pre War photographic album whilst he was serving aboard the RAN Cruiser HMAS Canberra. These photographs are excellent, in that they depict a facet of Australian Maritime […]
RAAF historic aircraft
Warbirds Online has long admired the CAC Sabre CA27-83 Mk.32 A94-983 which has had quite a service and civil history. Manufactured in November 1957 as an RAAF fighter and delivered to 1 Aircraft Depot and then to 76 Fighter Wing at Williamtown it then served with 3Sqn RAAF at Butterworth, Malaysia in 1958 until it […]
Australian Warbirds, Cold War, RAAF historic aircraft