The Australian War Memorial has a fantastic collection of historic Military aircraft on display and in storage including some rare and valuable airframes. Among the most desirable is a very original North American P51D Mustang Ex RAAF A68-648 a P-51D-20-NT serial No 111-36389 USAAC tail No 44-13106. This Mustang is very rare in Australia as […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
It has been some years since a new CAC Mustang restoration has taken to the skies in Australia. There were previously 6 CAC Mustangs and a single North American P51D flying in Australia, however a number of these are undergoing rebuild or deep maintenance. A new entrant to the CAC Mustang fleet was the recently […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online brings you news on the refurbishment taking place on CA-18 Mk.21 Mustang A68-110 VH-MFT at Caboolture Qld. The aircraft is being overhauled by Dave Kingshott and his team at Complete Aircraft Care and much work has been completed since our last review in March 2017. The mighty Mustang has had a very thorough […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
One of the best looking of the airworthy Warbird fleet in Australia is Jeff Trappett’s CAC CA-18 Mustang A68-118 ex RAAF. This is a beautiful machine and is based in Victoria at Morwell. She frequently flies at airshows across the country and is a real crowd favorite. Jeff always displays the aircraft in his own […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Today we share an update on the refurbishment taking place on CA-18 Mk.21 Mustang A68-110 VH-MFT at Caboolture Qld. Warbirds Online visited the ongoing refurbishment of this aircraft during a workshop open day over the 25 and 26th of March 2017. Since our last visit much more of the aircraft has been dismantled including the […]
Australian Warbirds, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects
Today we share an update on our previous report on the refurbishment taking place on CA-18 Mk.21 Mustang A68-110 VH-MFT at Caboolture Qld. We were recently on hand to photograph the removal of the fuselage from the wing structure which is a major operation for any Mustang as the wings are a one piece assembly […]
Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, RAAF historic aircraft, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently visited Caboolture Qld to view the major service being performed on Mustang A68-110, a CA-18 Mk.21, built at CAC Fisherman’s Bend, Construction No 1435 now registered as VH-MFT. We last reported on this aircraft undergoing maintenance in 2014. However on this occasion the Mustang is having a much deeper program of work […]
Australian Warbirds, Warbird Restoration Projects, Warbirds
Warbirds Online recently attended The Australian Vintage Aviation Society (TAVAS) Great Vintage Fly-In titled “A tribute to the Knights of the Sky” the fighter pilots of WWI, WWII and Beyond. The event was held over the recent ANZAC weekend 23 and 24th of April 2016 at the Caboolture airfield, Queensland. There was an excellent attendance […]
Airshows, Australian Warbirds, Historic Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, WW1 aircraft