Squadron Leader F A O (Tony) Gaze OAM, DFC and 2 bars, sadly passed away on the 29th of July 2013 at Geelong Victoria at the age of 93. Tony was a highly decorated and colorful Australian Warbird pilot of WW11. He joined the RAF in 1940 (as he was at the time studying at […]
Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbirds
A ceremony was held at the RAAF Amberley Heritage Center on 21 April 2013 to mark the completion of external work on the Government Aircraft Factory Canberra B Mk 20, which has been under restoration at Amberleys restoration facility for some time. The Canberra aircraft has now been moved into the display hanger at the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
The Udvar Hazy is not the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) proper which is located in the center of Washington. I am sure you all know that but some tourists get confused. NASM is the most visited museum in the world but is not big enough to hold the Smithsonian collection of aircraft, hence […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
The National Aerospace Museum (NASM) in Washington DC is one of the worlds largest Aviation themed museums and houses a wonderful collection of Warbirds. For those who haven’t travelled in this part of the the USA, there are a large group of Museums in the centre of Washington that are owned by the Smithsonion Institution, […]
Aviation Museums, Historic Aircraft, Warbirds
In a quiet Brisbane workshop Greg Batts massive undertaking to restore not one but 3 iconic CAC Boomerang fighters to flight has been slowly proceeding for some years and the work is now near to completion with the first of the 3 hoped to be flying within a year. The CAC Boomerang Fighter was nearly […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects
The Australian Warbird movement had its genesis in the 1950s with individuals such as Titus Oates, Sid Marshall, Jack McDonald, Harold Thomas and Col Pay to name a few. These were people of passion, vision and with strong personalities, required to overcome the inevitable bureaucratic and financial hurdles faced by the early pioneers of the […]
Australian Warbirds, Aviator Biographies, Warbird Pilot, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
At Amberley, Queensland, Australia work continues on the disposal and distribution of recently retired General Dynamics F111 fighter aircraft. The F111 commenced service in Australia in 1973 after a protracted 10 year purchase with 24 F111 C aircraft (4 later converted to RF111 C). Later four ex-United States Air Force (USAF) F-111As were purchased and […]
Fighter Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft